how much did spring installation cost for ya?

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Old 01-29-2009, 03:02 PM
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how much did spring installation cost for ya?

they are asking $300 to install
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$200.00
Old 01-29-2009, 03:05 PM
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$300 is steep. Shold be able to find someone to do it for around 2 bills.
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Old 01-29-2009, 03:20 PM
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do it yourself
Old 01-29-2009, 03:21 PM
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did it myself. I was quoted $250 for installation though, No thanks.
Old 01-29-2009, 03:23 PM
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When we did the install on Jedmonds car, we did all the labor of taking the struts out, but brought them with the new springs to PepBoys (in a different car, obviously). they charge 20 dollars per strut to swap springs.

total cost of the install, $40.
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Originally Posted by finagle69
When we did the install on Jedmonds car, we did all the labor of taking the struts out, but brought them with the new springs to PepBoys (in a different car, obviously). they charge 20 dollars per strut to swap springs.

total cost of the install, $40.
So they charged you $40 to decompress the springs, put the new ones on the assembly, and compress it? For all 4?

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Old 01-29-2009, 03:34 PM
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Had mine done + alignment for $200
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At the very leat do the rears yourself since they are super easy and have the front done by a shop.
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$175 plus $60 for alignment
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
So they charged you $40 to decompress the springs, put the new ones on the assembly, and compress it? For all 4?
$20 per strut. the fronts are the only true struts. so $40 for (2) struts.

mind you, we drove to pepboys in my car, pulled jedmonds loose struts out of my trunk and the (2) eibach springs. handed it all to the guy at the counter and an hour later he gave them back. at which time we drove back to the car on stands and put the struts back on.

so yes $40.

his rears already had the tanabe springs installed, so we didn't even touch them.
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$68 here
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