So what have you done to your car today?

[aaronjb]

On an actual computer now so..



Parked up in the Brecons for a spot of lunch. Drove round the corner and found a much more attractive spot, but never mind! (Mine is the blue one, sadly, not the white one in the middle!)

[05omegav6]

Very nice

That road looks better suited to the Ranger though

[aaronjb]

  That was a Welsh parking area .. Mark (in the Gallardo) drove *very* gingerly up the little entry road - funny that

[EMD]

On an actual computer now so..



Parked up in the Brecons for a spot of lunch. Drove round the corner and found a much more attractive spot, but never mind! (Mine is the blue one, sadly, not the white one in the middle!)

Looks like a top gear photo shoot 

[EMD]

Put some blinds in the back till i can get the proper smoked out pimp black limo tint in 

[aaronjb]

Looks like a top gear photo shoot 

We had the same thought as we were .. driving sensibly at well below the speed limit .. through the Welsh countryside - cars are a bit old for being on TG, though, I think

[driver115]

gave the electric hybrid a good wash and clean today after yesterdays same day run to and back from Plymouth - circa 630 miles roundtrip from N Lincs. This was the first out of town run in this vehicle since I got it last month - long day though left N Lincs 6am, got back from Plymouth 8.30pm

[Jimbob]

Just about to take the Zafira for an aircon regas....

Question is, Is there an issue, or is it going to just be a regas....

fingers crossed, but suspect something will need doing.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Condenser.......

[Jimbob]

Condenser.......

Is that from your intimate knowledge of it or an educated guess?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Condenser.......

Is that from your intimate knowledge of it or an educated guess?

Intimate knowledge and the usual failure.

It was looking a little tired (bottom hanging off as usual), easy to change though, can be done with just the front grill removed and dead easy with the bumper off.

[Jimbob]

Condenser.......

Is that from your intimate knowledge of it or an educated guess?

Intimate knowledge and the usual failure.

It was looking a little tired (bottom hanging off as usual), easy to change though, can be done with just the front grill removed and dead easy with the bumper off.

Give that man a cigar....

Off condensor shopping....

Any preferrerd / avoids?

£85 of £119 at ECP
£50 odd on ebay 

[05omegav6]

About an hour to change including bumper removal and lunch on the Mumsy bus...

Far less annoying than trying to extract the radiator etc on the Omega

[Marks DTM Calib]

Delphi make the originals, I still use cool car aircon for parts as the item quality is always good.

There are two versions, a square one and a rectangular one, so have a look to see which you need

[Jimbob]

Cheers, reg lookup indicates the rectangular...  (visualy confirmed)
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Zafira_1.9_2008/p/car-parts/car-cooling-parts-and-car-heating/air-conditioning1/air-conditioning-condenser/?222720480&1&0c230d81daacaf4d3e7c2e2f7779447eee080f66&000382

however
http://www.autoairconparts.co.uk/car-air-conditioning-condenser-aircon-radiator-vauxhall-zafira-mk2-1-9-cdti-diesel-manual-automatic-jul-2005-to-2013-part-16-1099.html

is a lot cheaper

Anything to be aware of when fitting?