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Title: Aircon not that cold
Post by: irish_ram on May 03, 2014, 04:50:12 pm
It might be my imagination but the Aircon in my car does not seem to go as cold as it did before.

Initially when had the car after a minute or so it was real cold but now at best just seems to be mildly cold air which is nothing like before

What things should I be checking or replacing to resolve this
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Adam-golf on May 03, 2014, 04:52:44 pm
It might be my imagination but the Aircon in my car does not seem to go as cold as it did before.

Initially when had the car after a minute or so it was real cold but now at best just seems to be mildly cold air which is nothing like before

What things should I be checking or replacing to resolve this

May need re-gassing
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: irish_ram on May 03, 2014, 04:53:28 pm
It might be my imagination but the Aircon in my car does not seem to go as cold as it did before.

Initially when had the car after a minute or so it was real cold but now at best just seems to be mildly cold air which is nothing like before

What things should I be checking or replacing to resolve this

May need re-gassing

Is that a garage job or can it be done DIY?
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: dan930 on May 03, 2014, 05:01:32 pm
It might be my imagination but the Aircon in my car does not seem to go as cold as it did before.

Initially when had the car after a minute or so it was real cold but now at best just seems to be mildly cold air which is nothing like before

What things should I be checking or replacing to resolve this

May need re-gassing




Is that a garage job or can it be done DIY?


Think it's a garage job
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Adam-golf on May 03, 2014, 05:13:49 pm
Yep garage job mate. Most garages can do it
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: irish_ram on May 03, 2014, 05:19:43 pm
Yep garage job mate. Most garages can do it

Any idea how much this costs and is it something done as part of a service?
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Adam-golf on May 03, 2014, 05:26:32 pm
It would probably be extra on a service. But think it's between £50 and £70

May be cheaper though so don't hold me to it
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Liam0205 on May 03, 2014, 06:10:58 pm
Shop around.

I've found a deal on Groupon for a AC check and regas for £16  :happy2:
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: J400uk on May 03, 2014, 09:32:54 pm
Haha I was in the same situation 2 weeks ago and have now wasted a few hundred which has yielded basically no improvement (see my thread). It's rarely as simple as just a regas. Looking bad should just have ignored and learned to live with it
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: homesqueeze on May 03, 2014, 10:32:42 pm
Regas is most likely what's needed. Try that for about £50 before you start thinking the worst  :happy2:
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Duke on May 05, 2014, 11:46:01 am
Loads of places do a re-gas for £40-50, sometimes less. Have a drive to your local industrial estates / business parks and look out for a board. Quite a few around here.

They should do a pressure/leak test as well.
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: Marc-5-GTI on May 05, 2014, 11:47:36 am
Mines playing up at the moment too, VW charge £29 for a 'top up' and £79 for a re gas
Title: Re: Aircon not that cold
Post by: kris on May 06, 2014, 07:47:58 am
Just had mine done on Saturday. Re-gas cost £49 and took 45 mins at my local kwik fit. Wouldn't usually go there but it's all done via an automated machine, they can't get it wrong lol! Ice cold a/c now.


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