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Subject:Re: 12 to 134a conversion:VW Dealer Quotes
From:Thomas D. Hanlon
Date:Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:57:27 -0700

Joyce and Bruce,

Where for $75.00?

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia

Joyce and Bruce wrote:

> 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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