Can anyone recommend a reasonable shop to install gears? I called Brad's Custom Auto and they quoted me something like 400 for just labor. Seemed kinda steep to me.
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Man, that makes me feel like I got a HECK of a deal.... $400 may be quality work, but I would hold off. I am sure you can get a deal elsewhere where they would do a good job for less... Just my .02 cents.
I agree, I will spend two days under the car for that much.2004mysticobra said:$400 for labor is just nuts imo.
macjr said:i know a couple of guys at my dealership that do gear installs on the side and do quallity work reasonable. one of the guys set up the 3.55 in my stang and no noise or whine from the . this guy has a 98 gt himself he stands behind his work. pm is interested. if u need another opinion of him ask cavallo he knows this guy also.
stock50LX said:That is the kind of connection that will save you money. Labor is high in this area.
Labor is high in this area because cost of operating a shop is high. Its not cheap to run a business in WA state. WA is not friendly to business. Between taxes, insurance, utilities and paying your employees there isn't much left when its all done. For those who keep saying the local shops are expensive you haven't stepped into a dealer lately have you.stock50LX said:That is the kind of connection that will save you money. Labor is high in this area.
Labor is only high if you go to the "tuner" shops or stang shops.. where a mechinic works on one kind of car all the time and he and everyone else thinks he is a god becouse he can quickly get work done on the same car over and over again.. I would mention a few places where you can go but since most of the mods are buddie buddie with a few shops anytime its not brads or Rev or one of the good old boys club shops where mods are getting kicked down discounts for making sure noone else gets any referals, It just gets deleted like i am sure this will. So i wont even bother.. i have been trying to get ahold of Mike the guy who owns this site and get him involved in this situation but he has been out alot lately. Mabey if i can get ahold of him and let him know whats going on some of you will have the option of hearing about shops that DONT charge $80 to $100 an hour to install bolt on parts.
I might be heading down to the oregon area to introduce myself to some of these people at the meetups they have.
Anyway.. just look around a bit dont get suckered into thinking everyone charges those rediculas prices to do things.. and be aware that alot of people that work at these shops come here and will bad mouth every other shop.. IE.. they havent been around long.. we are the best blah blah blah..
MTMMAN said:Labor is high in this area because cost of operating a shop is high. Its not cheap to run a business in WA state. WA is not friendly to business. Between taxes, insurance, utilities and paying your employees there isn't much left when its all done. For those who keep saying the local shops are expensive you haven't stepped into a dealer lately have you.
Several things to think about when getting work done.
Has the person doing the work done it before.
In the case of gears, is he just swapping the gears or really doing an install?
Will your speedo be correct after the install.
What kind of recourse will you have if the work is done wrong causing damage to your rear end.
Does the person working on your car have insurance if the car gets damaged.
People on this forum have had their cars at friends houses that burnt to the ground etc. They thought the person was covered. Nope and they were out of luck.
There are number of people around who do know what they're doing and work out of their homes. Thats why they can charge what they do. Low overhead. I love a good deal like the next guy, and I understand. Most of the good shops in the area aren't getting rich doing this type of work. People do this because they love it. Randy's Ring and Pinion is, but I will leave that alone. Look at the shops that have opened and closed over the years. Mike's Mustangs, Affordable Performance, Competition Development, Little Monsters(now called Marysville Speed and Custom) and the list goes on.
One final thought, use the search feature. This topic along with subframe connectors has been gone over time and time again.
Best of luck on your gears.
MikeStang00 said:Labor is only high if you go to the "tuner" shops or stang shops.. where a mechinic works on one kind of car all the time and he and everyone else thinks he is a god becouse he can quickly get work done on the same car over and over again.. I would mention a few places where you can go but since most of the mods are buddie buddie with a few shops anytime its not brads or Rev or one of the good old boys club shops where mods are getting kicked down discounts for making sure noone else gets any referals, It just gets deleted like i am sure this will. So i wont even bother.. i have been trying to get ahold of Mike the guy who owns this site and get him involved in this situation but he has been out alot lately. Mabey if i can get ahold of him and let him know whats going on some of you will have the option of hearing about shops that DONT charge $80 to $100 an hour to install bolt on parts.
I might be heading down to the oregon area to introduce myself to some of these people at the meetups they have.
Anyway.. just look around a bit dont get suckered into thinking everyone charges those rediculas prices to do things.. and be aware that alot of people that work at these shops come here and will bad mouth every other shop.. IE.. they havent been around long.. we are the best blah blah blah..
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