Air Con Fixed

[Micholas]

If anyone is suffering from the dreaded front to rear air con pipes leaking, there is a fantastic place in Kent which repair them. I hadn’t had air con working since I got the car. The R134 usually lasted a day before blowing hot air again. This summers heatwave prompted me to sort this out once and for all.
 

A dye leak test identified the leak was coming from under the NSR seats. Seeing as the correct replacement is basically the same as front to rear brake/fuel lines, I knew this was going to be massive job, with fuel tank and rear subframe needing to be dropped. For jokes I called my local Lexus for a quote and they priced the job at a staggering £4500!!! They even stipulated that because the front pipes in the engine bay are mostly NLA, if they’re rotten or damaged, they wouldn’t be able to complete the job. 

Resigned to never having air con in this car, I happened to stumble upon an air con specialist in Gravesend who has a fix for this. They fit an uprated rubber hose from the rear dryer all the way to the front.. it takes about 3 hours, but cost a grand total of £300 all in!! The worst part is that they don’t have a waiting room so you have to wander the depressing streets of Gravesend for 3 hours (apologies to any members who live there). 

Now I don’t want to jinx it, but over 28 hours later I still have ice cold air pumping out of my vents. 

So a recommendation from me! They’re called Air Con Direct and they’re a good set of chaps!