OK, thanks to the great help from you fine folks, I rechared by A/C. However, there's an even bigger problem. Turns out that the smashed grill that was broken by the retread hitting my car, did in fact puncture my A/C Condenser. Can anyone tell me how much it would take to fix this (Parts, labor, etc)? Since EVERYTHING seems to be connected/related to EVERYTHING else in this car (01 A4 Quattro), is there anything else that might be affected?

Thanks,
Mickey

 

I picked mine up from a local radiator shop for 120 and if you have any mechanical knowledge at all, like know how to turn a ratchet you can do it in like a hour or less all you have to do it take the bumper off( two bolts) and unhook the two lines, and then unbolt the condenser (2 bolts)