Air Conditioning - Where To Get Them?

[Xtaoi]

Due to having an import car (yay!) and a non-functioning A/C system I am having serious trouble hunting them down.

No mechanics I've dealt are able to get any form of import air conditioning pieces.

Is it best to find a wrecked car and try scavenge the parts? Is there somewhere reliable I can go to organise getting my A/C working again?

Cheers!

[Anfanee]

Find someone parting out a car on SAU or Talk to a place like Trojan in canberra.

[Xtaoi]

Must have to look harder. Looked at people parting out cars and seems to be very rare to come across any A/C parts

[Anfanee]

Yeah they are not overly common. Keep your eye out and you will find it for like $300-$500. Unless you want to spend like 3k on a brand new system.

[Xtaoi]

Will see what opportunities present themselves.

[MrStabby]

Have you already identified the problem and found a broken part? If so, which bit is the problem? Sometimes there's other options like getting the magnetic clutch re-wound.

[Anfanee]

They rip them out on import most of the time Adam. I'm missing everything haha

[Xtaoi]

From what little information i've been told. If a new compressor doesnt work then debris etc will cause enough damage to warrant a new system.

[89CAL]

Ring an import wrecker and get a compressor off them, if they say they have one that looks better/is known working and they want $50-$75 more then one that they are not real sure about, then go for the known working one. They can be had new/recon but they are a bit hard to find and can be a little pricey. Had a mate that went through all of this on a 32 and ended up costing him close to $2000

Before you put the new Compressor on, get a full flush on the system and then have it vacced down for leaks. New reciever drier if its all good and put the A/C Compressor in and get it gassed.

If there is damage anywhere else in the system (condensor, evaporator, lines) you will notice either during flushing or when the system is vacced.

But any good auto electrical and air conditioning workshop should be able to do this all no worries anyway

[Ashkiel]

Congrats on the new car! Did you ever get an A/C?

[PM-R33]

What parts do you need? I have a full working air con system that I just pulled out.