A trip to baja
#13
09-30-2009, 10:54 PM
A 30LB R12 cylinder looks like a gas grill propane tank (white). 30LBS is enough to recharge the A/C on about 10-12 pre 1994 cars. R12 is like gold right now, because people with older vehicles don't want to spend the $$ retrofitting their R12 system to R134a (grey cylinder). Any ma & pa auto shop will pay $$ for a 30LB cylinder of R12. They go for $995 at parts stores (vs $80 for 30LB of 134a), so you can't ask that much, but I think you could get $600 or so per cylinder. R12 isn't banned in Mexico, so you can get a 30LB cylinder there for less then $100 (which is why I brought up the subject in the first place).
This is a picture of a 'dual mode' (R12 & R134a) automotive A/C evacuator machine see the 30lb cylinder? There is another one on the other side but you cannot see it.
Last edited by TheJGB3; 09-30-2009 at 11:21 PM.
#14
10-01-2009, 12:11 AM
HOLY SH**.! So your telling me if i go to mexico and get these 30LB R12's and sell em here in US i can make profit! WHAT! 
few questions:
1)where should i look for these down there?
2)how much do you think i could get it for? (whatever price you think, slice it in half mad bargains)
3)who buys them here in the US?
few questions:
1)where should i look for these down there?
2)how much do you think i could get it for? (whatever price you think, slice it in half mad bargains)
3)who buys them here in the US?
#16
10-01-2009, 05:09 AM
"Those guys in uniforms on our side of the border will not take kindly to someone with a trunk full of R-12. Trying to import even one 12 ounce can is a $30,000 fine."
If the dogs can't pick up on the scent, what's the worry? Just play it cool man, and maybe go across the border at Otay or Tecate (<-----super nice drive through east county).
If the dogs can't pick up on the scent, what's the worry? Just play it cool man, and maybe go across the border at Otay or Tecate (<-----super nice drive through east county).
#17
10-01-2009, 12:13 PM
woah what the ****, $30k fine!? that completely changes everything, haha
i think if i even did get pulled over for that, i would role play and assume i had absolutely no clue it was wrong.
i think if i even did get pulled over for that, i would role play and assume i had absolutely no clue it was wrong.
#18
10-01-2009, 03:44 PM
ok heres my idea, remove your spare tire and put the cylender in there
get wood to support the cylender so it dont roll
build a custom sub box with an ark in the middle so the cylender can fit in snug
have the whole cylender covered by a piece that extends out, u can put an an amp on there
carpet it all up, and make it look like its never been touched... if the dogs cant smell it then you should be good.
#19
10-01-2009, 03:50 PM
lmfao, i was thinking just put it behind my sub, it's pretty big custom 12" sub. or just toss it in and act like i had no clue what it is and my friend wanted me to pick it up for him. haha
#20
10-01-2009, 04:13 PM
yeah but you got to think here
1. if you hide it and they find it, there gunna get you and you cant rly get out of it cause you knew it was wrong and thats why you hid it
2. if you dont hide it and they find it, they will probably take it and still slap you with a fine but you can probably get otu of it because " if you knew it was illegal, why would you leave it in open view.
you could probably just take a car load and leave it on the back seat floor, just put a towel over it and with their feet on top of it, they probably wont notice it.
1. if you hide it and they find it, there gunna get you and you cant rly get out of it cause you knew it was wrong and thats why you hid it
2. if you dont hide it and they find it, they will probably take it and still slap you with a fine but you can probably get otu of it because " if you knew it was illegal, why would you leave it in open view.
you could probably just take a car load and leave it on the back seat floor, just put a towel over it and with their feet on top of it, they probably wont notice it.