You Wrote:
I jsut called the local VW dealer service department to see what they
>had to say about the conversion.  I asked how much to convert my 89
>vanagon to 134A.  They said why would you want to do that.  I said
>because I was quoted a price of $40 a pound for 12.  He said they had
>never done a conversion and there were no kits available from VW to do
>this conversion.  He recommended I bring it in to them for a charge at
>$30 a pound.  I never mentioned the fact that 12 is bad for the
>environment.

I just recently had my A/C converted for 12 to 134a for $75 dollars. It
is working just fine. I would have had to pay that much for the "12"
freon replacement.. Good luck
Bruce Nelson brucen@bellsouth.net
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