ok, I realize this is slightly off topic...
The evaporator coil on my 2001 chrysler concorde is leaking. So it'll go a good 10 days or so and then need more refrigerant. The real BUMMER is that in order to replace the evap coil, the ENTIRE DASH has to come out. That's like 9 hours of labor right there. aka $600 of labor to replace a $100 part on a car that's probably only worth $500. The math part is pretty clear about how dumb it would be for me to pay someone to pull the dash, replace the coil, and put the dash back in.
So what I was thinking was maybe I'd go ahead and buy my deuce evaporator/blower box now... and install it in the chrysler! All I'd have to do is disconnect the evaporator line from the compressor and put in a new line from the aftermarket evap/blower to the compressor right? Plus wire in power to the box, of course.
The chrysler has 175k miles on it now. I'm going to ride her til she REALLY gives up the ghost. Engine replaced at 147k miles, tho, so that might be awhile. In the meantime, driving her in south texas weather without A/C is murder.
Any reason why I couldn't or shouldn't do this?
Incidentally, I will never own another chrysler after this. This is just ridiculous. Pull the entire dash to replace an evap coil? Take a wheel off to replace the battery? It's like they intentionally designed it to be frustrating to maintain.