# Have 1990 Ford Festiva need aftermarket AC

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** airconditioning, festiva, ford\
**Created:** [September 5, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222 "2013-09-05T19:44:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![asroco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@asroco](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asroco)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222/1 "2013-09-05T19:44:43Z")

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I have a 1990 Ford Festiva that my mom bought me new. About 8 years ago the ac and even the heater started acting up. Now I haven’t had ac in years and as I live in Tucson this is a problem. I have spent a lot of money trying to get the ac running but it just doesn’t work. Does anybody know if I can buy an actual aftermarket ac/heater system, (like the one the dealership had installed), and get a mechanic to install it? Can a general mechanic install it or do I need to find someone who specializes in ac?

How funny, trying to tag my post with the make and model and it doesn’t even show the Festiva. I still like my little car.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222/2 "2013-09-05T20:02:49Z")

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@asroco

It would seem to be easier and cheaper to get your AC going, versus tearing it out and installing an add-on ac system

“spent a lot of money trying to get the ac running but it just doesn’t work.”

Could you elaborate?

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222/3 "2013-09-05T20:05:29Z")

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@asroco

Something just occurred to me

I’m not sure it makes financial sense to do any ac repairs . . . or any major repairs on a 1990 Festiva

No offense, but the car aint worth squat

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222/4 "2013-09-05T20:18:26Z")

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Except for the fan, the heat and a/c systems are pretty much separate. You’ll need to describe all the problems and work done in detail. Like @db4690 said, putting in a whole new system, if it could be done, seems like way more $$$ than fixing what you have (if you absolutely want to keep your Festiva).

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/have-1990-ford-festiva-need-aftermarket-ac/81222/5 "2013-09-05T20:44:27Z")

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Seems like you’re either gonna spend a lot of $$ to retrofit this or stick with your 2-60 setup as is. Why isn’t fixing the original AC an option? Rocketman