What began as an afternoon in the garage to fix a leaking compressor in our M5, quickly snowballed into many overnight parts orders, lots of trips to the machine shop, and a dangerous coffee addiction to figure out how to properly (and reliably) retrofit the E28 A/C system to R134a. After many months of development, countless hours with our engineering team, and a whole bunch of prototypes, the first version was ready for testing...then another one...and so on. With summer right around the corner, and a functioning system underway, the next step was to match the bracketry, hardware, and overall layout to match BMW's design language of the 80s. This included sourcing factory-like components such as the correct metric lock nuts, German-style eye terminals, and original corrugated heat shielding in addition to assembling a user guide that closely followed the well known Bentley service manual.

Fast-forwarding to today, with thousands of satisfied enthusiasts using our products, we have become the leading supplier (and first to market) in offering a true plug-and-play A/C conversion kit for the E30, E28, and E24. A/C Solutions started out to solve a simple problem and, thanks to your feedback and involvement, has been able to successfully support the vintage BMW community to provide reliably cold A/C despite weather conditions.

As of March 3, 2025, A/C Solutions was acquired by Vintage Air (learn more) in a strategic initiative to combine resources, market share, and enthusiast base. This acquisition allows us to launch new product lines in a fraction of the time, offer faster shipping, enhanced quality, and much more. Thank you for your passion, dedication, feedback, and unwavering support - we couldn't have done it without you.