i just picked up a 99si and it doesn't have a/c, but i need it for where i live, actually, its not just something you can go without here haha.. but im a student and don't have much money. i'm looking for the 'cheapest' way to get ac in my car.. i'm guessing going to a junkyard would be my best bet but i wouldn't know how to install it .. anyone know how long it would take for an install at a shop so i have a ballpark figure.. any help on the subject is greatly appreciated

 

hahahaha.... go get yourself a personal fan and mount it to your vents and hope..
ac isnt cheap. all i can say is check the marketplace for good deals and try and piece it together

 

u can find the ac parts from junk yard or from local people. i bought my entire ac set up from junk yard. local people..took me a while to gather all the parts and only costs me less than $150 with everything. but then i had to have a ac shop to vacume and recharge the ac system for like $100

 

i got almost all the ac system from my ek.....my advice, roll down the dam window and drive fast

 

drive faster

 

doesnt help much when the air is just as hot. haha. it gets humid as [freak] here

 

lol this is funny.

go check your local junk yard. Any civic other than CX and DX should have A/C.
I believe they only go for like $150. Maybe i am wrong.

no money = no fun

installing A/C isn't that hard. It just takes some time to do it.

 

i have a 95 dx with a/c. check you local craigslist. http://www.craigslist.org then your state and closest city. go to parts and look. most times people parting out a car will practically give it away.

 

Considering that you have a 1999 Civic Si, you should have all the plumbing for A/C. Do you have the second radiator (condenser)? Do you have a pump on the front of your block that's missing a belt? Do you have the silver hardlines?

Engine bay pic is a must before I can help you any more.

 

sounds like the prev owner removed it am I right? I know that the 96-00 hx,lx,ex, and si all have a/c and also some cx/dx have it too but it's an option on those models.

 

ill get a picture of the engine bay tommorow night for you, thanks everyone very much for the help!

i dont know if it was removed, where the button is for AC is just a blank piece of plastic covering it, looks stock though so i dont think it was removed.