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How Much Does AC Gas Refilling Cost in Dubai?

AC Gas Refilling is quoted after inspection rather than from a price list. What moves the number is the car, the parts it takes and whether anything else has to come off to reach the job — not the workshop's postcode.

  • Quoted after inspection
  • VAT included
  • 1 hour
  • Price before we start
Typical time
1 hour
Where
At your location
Hours
24/7

Prices for an AC re-gas in Dubai are quoted in a way that makes them hard to compare: one shop quotes parts only, another quotes labour separately, a third quotes a figure that turns into a different figure once the car is on the lift. This is what the job actually costs and what a quote should contain.

What a complete quote includes

Parts, labour, VAT, disposal of whatever came off the car, and the test that proves the fault was what somebody said it was. A quote missing any of those is not cheaper — it is incomplete, and the difference shows up at the counter. Ours is one number given before the work starts and it does not move afterwards.

What actually moves the price

The parts your specific car takes, whether they are genuine, OEM-equivalent or aftermarket, and the labour time the job needs on that model. Doing it at your car rather than in a workshop does not add to it — the van is how we work, not a premium service.

R134a or R1234yf

Cars built from about 2017 onward increasingly use R1234yf, which is not interchangeable with R134a and needs different equipment and different fittings. Mixing them contaminates both the system and the recovery machine. We check the sticker, not the year.

Why the cheapest quote is often the dearest

A quote well under everyone else's is usually missing something: the diagnostic that would have found the real fault, a part that is not what it says it is, or a second visit that has already been priced in by whoever gave it. Ask what happens if the fault is still there afterwards — the answer tells you what you are buying.

What the price covers

  • Recovery of the existing charge and full system evacuation
  • Vacuum hold test — a system that will not hold vacuum is leaking
  • Charge to the manufacturer's stated weight with correct PAG oil
  • Vent temperature measured before and after
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Questions we get asked

How much is an AC re-gas in Dubai?

It is quoted after inspection, because pricing this job from a description is guessing. The inspection fee is told to you up front and comes off the repair if you go ahead. You get the number before any work starts and it does not change afterwards.

Is VAT included in the price you quote?

Yes. Every figure we give is the amount you pay, VAT included. A price quoted before VAT is a price that goes up five per cent at the counter.

How cold should my vents be?

In Dubai summer, roughly 6-10 degrees at the centre vent on full recirculation after ten minutes. Much above that with a correct charge points at airflow, the blend door or the condenser.

Want the number for your car?

Call, or send your location on WhatsApp. We will tell you the price before we set off.