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Originally Posted by Uncle86
I made a boo boo recently that resulted in my ac condenser taking a hit. Is it an easy replacement?
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You need to essentially remove the front of the car to do it without damaging anything else. Will take about an hour to get everything off the front. Did anything spray out after you hit it?
Regardless, you'll want to have this done at a place that can recover/recharge the A/C refrigerant; if you pull off one of the hoses and there's still pressure, you're going to be breathing some nasty stuff and it coats everything in the area (Guess how I know?)
For a regular shop to do it, I would bring the car there with the bumper off, and you can expect to pay about 3 hrs in labor and likely $120-$150 for an A/C recharge, unless shops are charging a lot more these days.
Taking everything off yourself will take maybe an hour if you decide you're going to get it all out yourself. But be aware, a lot of technicians don't like starting in the middle of someone else's mess- it's better to bring it to them all together so they can understand how it goes back together, rather than trying to guess.