Removing air-con question

[Poodle]

There's nothing in the pipes to splash everywhere, apart from possibly some dye. And Dec's right, it is that easy. Four bolts and headlight connectors - that's the front end off, then another four bolts gets rid of the compressor. The rest can be done with a knife and junior hacksaw. Took me about two hours last time, it's not like you need to worry about breaking any of it haha!