Air Conditioning On 2000 Ve

Hello and Welcome to the forum. To add A/C to a car that didn't have it to begin with will be an expensive proposition. Would generally cost more than what the cost up front when you first purchased the car. If you are set on keeping the car and spending the money to add A/C - this is what you could expect.

Component cost is what will make up the majority of the cost. I've seen quotes for a "factory" like A/C setup run about $1000-$1500 for a kit + factory in another $750-$1000 in labor to install it. An aftermarket setup would run considerably less - but will not run any air through the existing vents. Might be able to get the kit cheaper by buying the components separately or from a salvage yard. But from experience and from what others have done - least amount of headache was present when you bought the complete kit and had a compentent shop install it. I say one put in an older 1990's Honda for about $1700 installed - cost more than what the car was worth at the time - but the gentleman said the car had sentimental value.