Crazy Cat Lady Posted 22 July 2021 Report Posted 22 July 2021 Just attempted to purchase a brand new Nissens A/C condenser via eBay for 110 quid delivered. eBay item number: 284122679055 Everything seemed to go though okay but then got an email from the seller: Quote We are sorry to let you know that autokoraltd cancelled your order and mentioned the cancelled reason as 'Buyer asked to cancel the order.' This is odd because i didn't ask them to cancel, and can't see why they have. They still are showing one in stock for sale. I provided the Reg and VIN number for clarification and this should tally fine from how it reads in the eBay listing. <<>> There are a couple of other condensers for sale on the bay, but these are unbranded although one boasts a 5 year warranty... Does anyone have any really good recommendations for buying a brand new replacement condenser? And where from? Thanks for any help!
Xanadu Posted 22 July 2021 Report Posted 22 July 2021 (edited) Nissens lists two versions of condenser. 94740 - LHD, with dryer, corrosion protected. 940710 - RHD, with dryer. I guess you'll need the Right Hand Drive version. https://catalogue.nissens.com/FrontPage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303480494346 Edited 23 July 2021 by Xanadu Added link 1
Fuppylodders Posted 22 July 2021 Report Posted 22 July 2021 Out of interest, was it coming from China? Or perhaps that's irrelevant... But I'd recently ordered something from ebay, and also had the seller cancel and refund me, stating the reason as 'seller asked to cancel'. I also felt this was odd, questioned it, and the exact same thing as you... They said they'd rancout of stock. Yet they still had the listing up showing as in stock. People usually change the price to ridiculously high when they run out of stock but don't want to remove the listing. I'm wondering if there is some sort of new way of getting peoples emails/name/address/details by doing this in order to start a scam. Or to try and use those details to set up false accounts or something. Either way, I'm now extremely paranoid there is more to this than a simple 'out of stock' issue.
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 22 July 2021 Author Report Posted 22 July 2021 36 minutes ago, Xanadu said: 94740 - LHD, with dryer, corrosion protected. 940710 - RHD, with dryer. That's very informative, thank you! You'd think they would point out an important detail like that in the eBay listing! I have a feeling they don't know and the VIN number i provided came up as incompatible. And thanks for the RHD listing, i'll go ahead and order one 9 minutes ago, Fuppylodders said: Or perhaps that's irrelevant... We can keep calm, don't think there's any need to panic. Whatever the reason for the cancellation i'm glad i didn't get sent a LHD type No idea where they're manufactured, but the one i just ordered is coming from Leatherhead, Surrey. And the price is a bit lower too, result!
Xanadu Posted 22 July 2021 Report Posted 22 July 2021 16 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Lady said: No idea where they're manufactured... They are a Danish company dating back to 1921 and have manufacturing plants in Europe, USA, and Asia. I would be happy to fit their products in my car when I need to.
Fuppylodders Posted 22 July 2021 Report Posted 22 July 2021 (edited) Just been googling about these cancelled purchases, and came across this: "Another increasingly common tactic is for foreign "sellers" to use eBay to collect personal information. You buy from a fake listing, pay, then seller cancels the order with a lame excuse. Once they have your paypal user name, then they can narrow down the amount of tries to hack it, needing only a password, not both data. I even had this occur with the same "seller" twice in a row. I reported it, but like many other problems, eBay employees are too busy tooting their own horn to care." Might be worth increasing the strength of your paypal pw just for safety...? Edited 22 July 2021 by Fuppylodders 1
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 23 July 2021 Author Report Posted 23 July 2021 14 hours ago, Fuppylodders said: Might be worth increasing the strength of your paypal pw just for safety...? Had a reply back from the seller who said he cancelled it because it was the wrong part for my vehicle. So the cancellation was caused by incompatibility with the VIN number. I replied back saying it's a LHD part and this should be clearly pointing out in the listing! 1
slybunda Posted 23 July 2021 Report Posted 23 July 2021 Im after a condenser too. Looks like prices have risen up a bit. Do they come with o rings or is that extra?
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 23 July 2021 Author Report Posted 23 July 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, slybunda said: Do they come with o rings or is that extra? I doubt they come with O rings. Have already bought genuine Toyota O rings from Mr. T Cost me about a tenner for 4 rings. Apparently the genuine ones are an unusual size. Edited 23 July 2021 by Crazy Cat Lady
slybunda Posted 23 July 2021 Report Posted 23 July 2021 I don't want to get a cheapo crap quality one since if it gives problems then its gonna cost more with repeated regassings. Iv seen a few brands like frigair, nissens, nrf, valeo, daisis etc but not sure which brand to go with. Valeo iv seen as original factory fit in many different cars but not sure if the original celica one is valeo or denso.
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 23 July 2021 Author Report Posted 23 July 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 20:29, Xanadu said: Nissens lists two versions of condenser. 94740 - LHD, with dryer, corrosion protected. 940710 - RHD, with dryer. Is the RHD version not corrosion protected? Seems like it would be a useful bonus here in rainy Britain.
slybunda Posted 23 July 2021 Report Posted 23 July 2021 i thought the rads are made of aluminium so shouldnt rust. also anyone made a shopping list of parts needed to change condenser? i get its the: condenser O rings pag46 oil?????? receiver dryer? dont know its it comes with the condenser??
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 23 July 2021 Author Report Posted 23 July 2021 39 minutes ago, slybunda said: receiver dryer? dont know its it comes with the condenser?? ^ That part is attached to the unit (for the Gen 7 model) I don't know if the front bumper needs to come off, maybe not, don't think it strictly does, but if it does then there could be another shopping list for new fixings... We're going to take the front bumper off of my Celica when we change the condenser, the bumper is slightly out of line anyway, so we want to remove it so we can put it back on straight.
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 23 July 2021 Author Report Posted 23 July 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, slybunda said: O rings For condenser: 2 x part number 90099-14120 (£1.80 + VAT each) For compressor: 1 x as part number above 1 x 90099-14121 (£1.99 + VAT each) Your local Mr.T prices may differ from how much i paid in quotes above. Edited 24 July 2021 by Crazy Cat Lady
Xanadu Posted 24 July 2021 Report Posted 24 July 2021 4 hours ago, Crazy Cat Lady said: Is the RHD version not corrosion protected? It only seems to be available for specific car models. Corrosion Protected_ENG_2014.pdf
slybunda Posted 24 July 2021 Report Posted 24 July 2021 9 hours ago, Crazy Cat Lady said: For condenser: 2 x part number 90099-14120 (£1.80 + VAT each) For compressor: 1 x as part number above 1 x 90099-14121 (£1.99 + VAT each) Your local Mr.T prices may differ from how much i paid in quotes above. is 1zz and 2zz same on ac side of things like condenser and orings etc?
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 24 July 2021 Author Report Posted 24 July 2021 3 hours ago, slybunda said: is 1zz and 2zz same on ac side of things like condenser and orings etc? The Nissens condenser i have on order is specified for either model.
slybunda Posted 24 July 2021 Report Posted 24 July 2021 The receiver dryer canister is attached to the condenser but does it come empty and need the dryer added to it?
Crazy Cat Lady Posted 24 July 2021 Author Report Posted 24 July 2021 We could use a knowledgeable forum air con expert to parachute into this thread and tell us all about it
99GT Posted 25 July 2021 Report Posted 25 July 2021 (edited) When I've had it done on the gen6 I've always used a local mobile air con guy and he's been brilliant. Can test system, carries spare o rings and caps etc, will also replace parts of the system or pipework if needed. There are a lot set up to do aircon but lots of them just do regassing. If you find one that does the mechanical side of it to they're really useful. The guy I use covers west Yorkshire area so if anyone is around here let me know and I'll give you his details From what I've read Valeo and Nissens are OEM or equivalent and are what I'd use. Edited 25 July 2021 by 99GT
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