Actually, Due to the increased demand for R-134, the price has gone up.
Per my VW Shop. The estimate for the conversion to R-134 went from $270
to $380. I wish Ihad them do it before it went up. Their conversion
includes hoses and checking the system end to end. I am seeing my budget
dwindle, and trying to find a way to do this on the cheap... Otherwise
it will be roll the windows down this summer here in Sunny So Cal!

Thx,
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of jbange
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:57 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: AC Conversion

At 09:51 PM 4/28/2005, you wrote:
>Dupont, and one other company that makes the alternative freon's patent

>rights run out in two years, and currently the price for the 134A is
>between 350.00 and $475.00 per 30 lbs. bottle.
>
>If you can locate it at Walmart, K-Mart for on the cheap, jump on it.
>
>It won't be for long.

Why would the price go UP if the patent runs out? More manufacturers
would be making it. Unless this is a reference to the conspiracy theory
that R-12 was only banned because DuPont's patent ran out on THAT...