Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda Accord.
Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
"try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need Freon?
Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put in
or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working at
all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the whole
windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I keep
looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other windows
are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted maybe
10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
Please any suggestions will help
Thanx~~~Wendi

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"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" wrote

> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.

Lovers, not lover's. There's your grammar lesson for tonight.

Solutions: get the a/c tested to find out whether or not it's working
properly. If it is working properly, then keep your car parked in a garage.
Even at 112, if it's in a garage (including a public parking garage), the
a/c will be nice and cool because it got a head start. Both my former car, a
97 Civic and my current car, an 04 Accord, behave well under those
conditions. Parked outside in the ungodly heat, even for 10 minutes, it
can take quite a while to cool down from an interior of 130-150? degrees
down to the desired 80 or less. And, you have to be moving along, not
idling, to keep the car cool.

Don't tint your windshield; you won't be able to see out at night. Granted,
in the daytime you just about need welder's goggles, but.... at night you're
on equal footing with anywhere else in the world. If you want to tint the
other windows, go ahead. However, none of my 04 windows are tinted, and I
don't notice any "added" heating. Despite the fact that both my previous two
Civics were tinted, they still heated up to ridiculous temperatures while
sitting in the summer sun. That could be because they were Civics, not
Accords... maybe their a/c systems weren't as good, I don't know.

 

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" wrote

> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.

Lovers, not lover's. There's your grammar lesson for tonight.

Solutions: get the a/c tested to find out whether or not it's working
properly. If it is working properly, then keep your car parked in a garage.
Even at 112, if it's in a garage (including a public parking garage), the
a/c will be nice and cool because it got a head start. Both my former car, a
97 Civic and my current car, an 04 Accord, behave well under those
conditions. Parked outside in the ungodly heat, even for 10 minutes, it
can take quite a while to cool down from an interior of 130-150? degrees
down to the desired 80 or less. And, you have to be moving along, not
idling, to keep the car cool.

Don't tint your windshield; you won't be able to see out at night. Granted,
in the daytime you just about need welder's goggles, but.... at night you're
on equal footing with anywhere else in the world. If you want to tint the
other windows, go ahead. However, none of my 04 windows are tinted, and I
don't notice any "added" heating. Despite the fact that both my previous two
Civics were tinted, they still heated up to ridiculous temperatures while
sitting in the summer sun. That could be because they were Civics, not
Accords... maybe their a/c systems weren't as good, I don't know.

 

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" wrote

> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.

Lovers, not lover's. There's your grammar lesson for tonight.

Solutions: get the a/c tested to find out whether or not it's working
properly. If it is working properly, then keep your car parked in a garage.
Even at 112, if it's in a garage (including a public parking garage), the
a/c will be nice and cool because it got a head start. Both my former car, a
97 Civic and my current car, an 04 Accord, behave well under those
conditions. Parked outside in the ungodly heat, even for 10 minutes, it
can take quite a while to cool down from an interior of 130-150? degrees
down to the desired 80 or less. And, you have to be moving along, not
idling, to keep the car cool.

Don't tint your windshield; you won't be able to see out at night. Granted,
in the daytime you just about need welder's goggles, but.... at night you're
on equal footing with anywhere else in the world. If you want to tint the
other windows, go ahead. However, none of my 04 windows are tinted, and I
don't notice any "added" heating. Despite the fact that both my previous two
Civics were tinted, they still heated up to ridiculous temperatures while
sitting in the summer sun. That could be because they were Civics, not
Accords... maybe their a/c systems weren't as good, I don't know.

 

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

No windshield tinting. I was a Phoenician for 27 years (now a Flagstaffer)
and never even saw a tinted windshield. I'm sure that would get you cited
immediately. However, windshield shades for when you are parked are a huge
help.

As for the A/C, ask around for recommendations and take the car to a pro.
Dunno where in the valley you are, but that RV place south of Bethany Home
on 19th Ave (some guy's name) should treat you right. In the days of R-12 I
did all my own, but have found I can only make R-134a systems worse. The
good news is that in a '97 it is a system designed for R-134a, so you won't
have the loss in efficiency a conversion gives.

Mike (my wife used to keep oven mitts in the car so she wouldn't burn her
hands on the wheel)

 

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

No windshield tinting. I was a Phoenician for 27 years (now a Flagstaffer)
and never even saw a tinted windshield. I'm sure that would get you cited
immediately. However, windshield shades for when you are parked are a huge
help.

As for the A/C, ask around for recommendations and take the car to a pro.
Dunno where in the valley you are, but that RV place south of Bethany Home
on 19th Ave (some guy's name) should treat you right. In the days of R-12 I
did all my own, but have found I can only make R-134a systems worse. The
good news is that in a '97 it is a system designed for R-134a, so you won't
have the loss in efficiency a conversion gives.

Mike (my wife used to keep oven mitts in the car so she wouldn't burn her
hands on the wheel)

 

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

No windshield tinting. I was a Phoenician for 27 years (now a Flagstaffer)
and never even saw a tinted windshield. I'm sure that would get you cited
immediately. However, windshield shades for when you are parked are a huge
help.

As for the A/C, ask around for recommendations and take the car to a pro.
Dunno where in the valley you are, but that RV place south of Bethany Home
on 19th Ave (some guy's name) should treat you right. In the days of R-12 I
did all my own, but have found I can only make R-134a systems worse. The
good news is that in a '97 it is a system designed for R-134a, so you won't
have the loss in efficiency a conversion gives.

Mike (my wife used to keep oven mitts in the car so she wouldn't burn her
hands on the wheel)

 

If theft isn't a concern you can crack your window slightly when parked in
the sun.

I let the heat out for a couple of minutes by leaving the windows down and
the sunroof open while I drive off.

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

If theft isn't a concern you can crack your window slightly when parked in
the sun.

I let the heat out for a couple of minutes by leaving the windows down and
the sunroof open while I drive off.

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

If theft isn't a concern you can crack your window slightly when parked in
the sun.

I let the heat out for a couple of minutes by leaving the windows down and
the sunroof open while I drive off.

"97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com" <u22565@uwe> wrote in message
news:62606d29f002a@uwe...
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda
> Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need
> Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put
> in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working
> at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the
> whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I
> keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other
> windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted
> maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.carkb.com

 

97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com wrote:
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi

First, your A/C doesn't take Freon, it uses R-134a refigerant. You
could try to put Freon in it, but you'll destroy it for all time. If
it's not cooling properly, it's likely that the refrigerant is only low,
but the question then becomes, WHY is it low? Is it leaking? A proper
service by a qualified shop is the best route to make sure it cools to
the best of its capabilities.

I don't know what the laws are in Phoenix, but here in BC, NO tint is
allowed AT ALL on the front windows- tint may only be from the driver's
position and back. If you're caught with illegal tint, you can be given
an inspection notice, which effectively pulls your car off the road
until it's back to spec, meaning the illegal tint is removed (if the cop
is really in a mood, he can even have it towed to an inspection shop,
where they won't release it until it's passed). That's ON TOP OF a
ticket of well over $100.

I might suggest you find out just what your local laws are about window
tint, and go to the trouble of making your car comply NOW. The
alternative is being forced to make it comply later, probably at a very
inconvenient time to deal with it, and almost certainly with a lot of
extra cost involved (tickets, towing, etc.)

Same applies for everyone else here.

 

97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com wrote:
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi

First, your A/C doesn't take Freon, it uses R-134a refigerant. You
could try to put Freon in it, but you'll destroy it for all time. If
it's not cooling properly, it's likely that the refrigerant is only low,
but the question then becomes, WHY is it low? Is it leaking? A proper
service by a qualified shop is the best route to make sure it cools to
the best of its capabilities.

I don't know what the laws are in Phoenix, but here in BC, NO tint is
allowed AT ALL on the front windows- tint may only be from the driver's
position and back. If you're caught with illegal tint, you can be given
an inspection notice, which effectively pulls your car off the road
until it's back to spec, meaning the illegal tint is removed (if the cop
is really in a mood, he can even have it towed to an inspection shop,
where they won't release it until it's passed). That's ON TOP OF a
ticket of well over $100.

I might suggest you find out just what your local laws are about window
tint, and go to the trouble of making your car comply NOW. The
alternative is being forced to make it comply later, probably at a very
inconvenient time to deal with it, and almost certainly with a lot of
extra cost involved (tickets, towing, etc.)

Same applies for everyone else here.

 

97HondaGurlll via CarKB.com wrote:
> Hi all you sexy Honda lover's. I have a question about my 1997 Honda Accord.
> Now I live in Arizona and it's about 112 degrees here and my A/C seems to
> "try" to work but it's not ice cold like it should be? I figured I need Freon?
> Any suggestions on if I should buy some and give it to the dealer to put in
> or can I put it in? Is there any Freon that is "better" then the others in
> other words I want the a/c ICE COLD because it is SO hot here and when the
> sun is beaming through the windshield it seems like the a/c isn't working at
> all I also see that ALOT of cars have thier windshields totally tinted
> and I went to a few places and they said "No,it's illegal to tint the whole
> windshield"? Do you guys think thats totally true or do you think if I keep
> looking I will find someone to do the WHOLE windshield. All my other windows
> are 2% yes VERY(illegally) dark but I just want the windshield tinted maybe
> 10% just to keep the car a little cooler is this just not going to happen?
> Please any suggestions will help
> Thanx~~~Wendi

First, your A/C doesn't take Freon, it uses R-134a refigerant. You
could try to put Freon in it, but you'll destroy it for all time. If
it's not cooling properly, it's likely that the refrigerant is only low,
but the question then becomes, WHY is it low? Is it leaking? A proper
service by a qualified shop is the best route to make sure it cools to
the best of its capabilities.

I don't know what the laws are in Phoenix, but here in BC, NO tint is
allowed AT ALL on the front windows- tint may only be from the driver's
position and back. If you're caught with illegal tint, you can be given
an inspection notice, which effectively pulls your car off the road
until it's back to spec, meaning the illegal tint is removed (if the cop
is really in a mood, he can even have it towed to an inspection shop,
where they won't release it until it's passed). That's ON TOP OF a
ticket of well over $100.

I might suggest you find out just what your local laws are about window
tint, and go to the trouble of making your car comply NOW. The
alternative is being forced to make it comply later, probably at a very
inconvenient time to deal with it, and almost certainly with a lot of
extra cost involved (tickets, towing, etc.)

Same applies for everyone else here.

 

"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
news:e9yog.101784$iF6.76307@pd7tw2no...
>
> I don't know what the laws are in Phoenix, but here in BC, NO tint is
> allowed AT ALL on the front windows- tint may only be from the driver's
> position and back. If you're caught with illegal tint, you can be given
> an inspection notice, which effectively pulls your car off the road until
> it's back to spec, meaning the illegal tint is removed (if the cop is
> really in a mood, he can even have it towed to an inspection shop, where
> they won't release it until it's passed). That's ON TOP OF a ticket of
> well over $100.

The price for that ticket in Nova Scotia is $215.00.

 

"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote in message
news:e9yog.101784$iF6.76307@pd7tw2no...
>
> I don't know what the laws are in Phoenix, but here in BC, NO tint is
> allowed AT ALL on the front windows- tint may only be from the driver's
> position and back. If you're caught with illegal tint, you can be given
> an inspection notice, which effectively pulls your car off the road until
> it's back to spec, meaning the illegal tint is removed (if the cop is
> really in a mood, he can even have it towed to an inspection shop, where
> they won't release it until it's passed). That's ON TOP OF a ticket of
> well over $100.

The price for that ticket in Nova Scotia is $215.00.