Dealership's A/C repair cost estimate is Bullsh*t
May 4, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Dealership's A/C repair cost estimate is Bullsh*t
My friend took his 2000 or 2001 Tahoe in to the dealership (who shall remain nameless) to see how much his a/c will cost to be repaired, and they sent him this cost estimate below:
$2100 with taxes to fix the A/C seems crazy high to me. When I got mine fixed it was $800, and I was still pissed about that.
Does this estimate seem right? If it were me, I would put the money towards a blower and drive with the windows down.
Hey XXXX this is the breakdown on the a/c repair.
a/c compressor 505.98
orifice tube 6.13
freon 56.25
a/c oil 14.00
a/c o-rings 22.10
rear expansion valve 138.22
high side port 15.53
a/c belt 36.55
a/c tensioner 99.55
a/c inline filter 138.94
Labor 978.00
Total $2013.05 + tax
(He also broke off a stud when he had a flat tire trying to get the wheel off)
right rear stud 8.00
Labor 102.95
Total 110.95 + tax
flat repair 15.00
a/c compressor 505.98
orifice tube 6.13
freon 56.25
a/c oil 14.00
a/c o-rings 22.10
rear expansion valve 138.22
high side port 15.53
a/c belt 36.55
a/c tensioner 99.55
a/c inline filter 138.94
Labor 978.00
Total $2013.05 + tax
(He also broke off a stud when he had a flat tire trying to get the wheel off)
right rear stud 8.00
Labor 102.95
Total 110.95 + tax
flat repair 15.00
Does this estimate seem right? If it were me, I would put the money towards a blower and drive with the windows down.
May 4, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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2100 is retarded high!.... when i got a hole in my highside tube ( braided line rubbing on it)... i got a quote from a place about fixing it.... they also tried to throw in some extra ****......
high side(50$)
ac dryer (xxx)
the bill ended up being like 600$(*&^(^(*&^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i replaced the tube. pulled a -30 vaccuum on the system. and filled it up with 2 cans of freon. the ac blew just as cold!
high side(50$)
ac dryer (xxx)
the bill ended up being like 600$(*&^(^(*&^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i replaced the tube. pulled a -30 vaccuum on the system. and filled it up with 2 cans of freon. the ac blew just as cold!
i'll do it for 2/3 of what he's charging.
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May 5, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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From: Carlsbad,Tx
just looking on the gm parts system here at the shop without the vin. I do not see a in line a/c filter listed for the 00-01 tahoe. Also the compresser they priced looks to be a reman one by the price which will come with the o-rings for it. Everthing else is about par.
