yact: is this a fair price? $300 to install the following:

[andylawcc]

for $300, the shop will replace the front wheel bearings (left and right), front shocks and springs (front has replacement cartiladge), and rear struts and springs. The guy also said he put in new 'seals' for the suspension too. (Parts are SEPERATE, i got them on my own. the price ONLY covers labor cost)

 

[MazerRackham]

I have no idea what that work should really cost, but for anything involving work at all 4 wheels that includes labor, $300 sounds like a steal to me.

 

[oogabooga]

for all the parts and labor and just 300 dollars?

to recap
replacing Front Wheel Bearings, Front Shocks and Springs, rear struts and springs + new seals on suspension + labor and parts = 300 dollars?

i may be wrong but sounds really cheap.. too cheap....

 

[GuitarDaddy]

If thats parts and labor it's insanely cheap

 

[x04d DaY]

Very cheap if that price includes parts. =/
But replacing those parts is definitely not fun...

 

[JImmyK]

Yeah its decently fair, hes probably charging youy about 30 bucks an hour which is pretty good. As long as he is certified thats good.

 

[andylawcc]

sorry for the misunderstanding, the price is only for labor. I got parts myself.

actually, to be precise, I got the shocks and springs online; the shop got the wheel bearing for 50 bucks a piece, which I did NOT include in the $300. so the final cost is actually $400.

still confused?

 

[x04d DaY]

Bah, 300$ for labour? Do it yourself. --v

 

[Eli]

That sounds pretty fair if you can't do it yourself.

What car?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Eli
That sounds pretty fair if you can't do it yourself.

What car?

a toyota celica. 96, fwd.

Nutbucket recommended me to DIY, but I don't have the experience nor confidence to do so.

 

[x04d DaY]

First year of Auto Shop and I could do something like that myself.
I mean, I was doing it on some minivan, but ...I'm not sure how much it varies.
As long as you have a second person(preferably muscle) to help you out, you should be alright.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: x04d DaY
As long as you have a second person(preferably muscle) to help you out, you should be alright.

that's the problem, most of my friends now are automotively-challenge, the ones who aren't are working and busy most of the time.
I read my Toyota Repair manual and it looks rather simple (from the schematics), just some nuts and bolts and spring compressor. ...

 

[x04d DaY]

They don't have to be knowledgable, they just need to be able to hold things while you do the work, so they don't fall.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: x04d DaY
They don't have to be knowledgable, they just need to be able to hold things while you do the work, so they don't fall.

well, what if something goes wrong (chances are quite high I must say) and there's no one there to correct me. (like, putting in the wrong bolt or overtightening one, the possibility is endless)

 

[trinketsummoner]

I wouldnt recommend changing wheel bearings and suspension items if you arent 100% sure of what to do. If something is wrong you might not know until your wheel comes off at the worst moment possible. If the person is a legit mechanic, $300 seems very fair for all that work - a main dealer is going to charge you $70+ an hour.

 

[JImmyK]

Honestly for that job on a celica its about 6 hours of educated labor and 10+ hours of noob labor. But if there any complications like I had changing out my rear struts it took me an extra 3 hours plus I had to sawzall it off what a pain. Let him do it.

 

[RgrPark]

that is very cheap...$300 is more than fair for the labor.

 

[goodoptics]

$300 is like 5 hour worth of labor, right? If that's the case, it sounds right.