hi guys, my zircon condenser was detected with a leak a couple of years ago and I have never got round to fixing it, anyhow with time on my hands at the mo I thought it would be quite nice t get it working again. so it turns out Z1 haven't had any of their replacements in stock for a long time, Nissan is NLA on all the part numbers available, and I found Prasco listed them which were made by Ava cooling (there are a couple of car part suppliers showing up in google ads charging £900 for them) so I contacted both Prasco & Ava cooling direct, Prasco have no stock and Ava cooling have advised me they no longer make them. 

I have a used condenser I bought, but I don't want to fit it as is because I don't know how long it will last, anyway onto my question has anyone had a condenser rebuilt or refurbed in the uk and can recommend anyone to carry out the work? or a universal condenser that will fit? I asked a company a couple of years back and they said they had trouble getting condensers for the 300zx but could rebuild mine for £500! 

3 minutes ago, Black-zed said:

universal one are available to replace them, or genuine from z1 or concept so nissan genuine maybe able to source them, but it is the later type and the connector is different. 

 

Lol of course they are, as if it could be easy for once. I have a recommendation of a good air con guy in Kent will ask.

On 13/08/2020 at 20:54, Robert W said:

Visited the company today, dropped off the condenser and had a chat about cost, looks like cost will  be £250 + VAT (£300.00)

This is £25 cheaper (+ import duty) than the one from America on Ebay once postage is added but also less chance of damage in transit, I mentioned depending on interest there could be an order for a small quantity but this did not seem to make much difference to the cost as it wasn't going to be a large order.

I witnessed a condenser being pressure tested that they had manufactured and it looked good so I have asked them to produce one unit (as a multiple buy didn't make any difference to the cost) once this has been manufactured i will post photos of the unit for all to see and report back on the fit and performance of the unit once installed. I was told it could be up to 2 weeks before the unit is ready as they are very busy.

If it's OK then there will be a second choice for people other than the unit from America and if it isn't OK i can join in for a group buy from America to lower the postage.

 

 

 

Sounds good Robert. I would happily take one if all is well. Thanks for doing all the legwork on this and hopefully it helps members in the future. 

Any update on the condenser manufacture from the company? Got my old one stripped out ready to throw a new one in!! 

Hi Bazz,

Spoke with them yesterday, should be ready to collect after this week.

Will post a photo when i get it.

Was it an easy job to get the condenser out as will have to do mine soon?

21 minutes ago, Robert W said:

Hi Bazz,

Spoke with them yesterday, should be ready to collect after this week.

Will post a photo when i get it.

Was it an easy job to get the condenser out as will have to do mine soon?

Thanks Robert, 

Was only an easy job as I left it to the garage as I didn’t have the time to do it myself! 
 

Is this Condenser Parallel or Serpentine flow out of curiousty ?

Hi Jimmer,

 

serpentine construction with copper pipes and aluminium fins. 

I have the condenser now but struggling to load photos.

 

19 hours ago, Robert W said:

Hi Jimmer,

 

serpentine construction with copper pipes and aluminium fins. 

I have the condenser now but struggling to load photos.

 

you may need to subscribe to upload pics. 

On 14/09/2020 at 20:51, jimmer said:

Is this Condenser Parallel or Serpentine flow out of curiousty ?

Hi this is the unit Robert received.

o wow would be nice to get my aircon back ?

Well that looks superb !

Hi All,

The aircon condenser was made by BHM COMPAK in Kenilworth, cost  £250 + VAT.

The person to speak with if you want one is Paul and his number is 01926 511304.

I have left a twin turbo condenser with Paul to be used as the pattern for any he manufactures.

If you require a condenser for other models i'm sure he would be able to make them but he would need the old unit to copy.

Rob

 

Received my new A\C condenser today. Looks good. Cheers Robert.

 

 

 

Still haven't fitted mine yet, will try and get it done soon, no rush as the car is away for the winter now.

Hope to get mine done in the next couple of weeks if travel isn’t restricted.

Hi this thread is super helpful. Thank you.  My Z32 is a 1991 JDM import. Will that make any difference or is the condenser same as the uk spec car?  Thank you, Thomas

The condenser fitment is the same for JDM (TT models) and UK spec cars. NA models have a different fitment.

 

There is one on ebay from the USA which I purchased and Jim fit, a little over 300GBP, no issues with it and he was happy with the quality.

I believe there's that and this one in this thread, there is no other option out there.

I still have mine never got round to fitting it because of covid. Now will have to wait till I get my bodywork sorted and rear subframe refresh. 

Edited December 20, 20213 yr by Bones28

Great info guys much appreciated. I plan on ordering one and hopefully ? have cold air this summer, even tho in Scotland ‘summer’ only lasts a few days ?. 
I know these run an old style of aircon has anyone updated to the more modern? Sorry I don’t know the technical terms .           
cheers