I'm really surprised NO ONE picked up on the fact that you said the car vibrated at the light when your fans come on regardless of A/C operation... hello... guys, it's a gimme.
The fans come on automatically to help the condensor do its job but as soon as you said it didn't matter if the AC was on and you clearly stated your problem that as the fans come on the car shakes like heck, well, obviously its the fans.
You could have either unpluged the AC via fuse, and turned on the AC to trigger the fans and watched the one fan wobble dobble all over and saved yourself some coin.
600 bucks, man I need to up my fee for side jobs. Slipping fans and the shroud in is an easy task.
The fans come on automatically to help the condensor do its job but as soon as you said it didn't matter if the AC was on and you clearly stated your problem that as the fans come on the car shakes like heck, well, obviously its the fans.
You could have either unpluged the AC via fuse, and turned on the AC to trigger the fans and watched the one fan wobble dobble all over and saved yourself some coin.
600 bucks, man I need to up my fee for side jobs. Slipping fans and the shroud in is an easy task.
agreed, although dealerships usually charge more because then can. they get raped on warranty work, so they make up for in in regular service.
the key is to have a friend who is a mechanic, or find a reputable shop in your area.
one of my good friends is a certified master tech, and if i need my car worked on and he has time he fixes it in his driveway if he can, otherwise i take it to the shop he works at because i trust most of the techs there.
randy had quoted $140 for the tensioner, with belt.
something about the early modulars having aluminum ones that will bend...
is yours mostly black or aluminum?