Subject	A way to look at it....if you buy the parts yourself
Posted by	jzack on July 23, 2013 at 6:18 PM
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In Reply To	tension rod bushings with the boots and rear struts posted by zbestIz on July 23, 2013 at 08:42 AM
Message	for say $400, remove the rear interior trim parts yourself (this is time consuming but not hard to do) and have a local shop install the parts, figure these costs (with shop labor rates at $85/hr ): - Each rear strut - 1.5 hours ($128), total = $256, let's just call it $300 - Tension Rods - ~1+ hour, let's say $100 $400+$400-parts = $800 Even if it ran $900 - still cheaper than that shop. Did the shop also include a wheel alignment in the estimate? That adds another $100 or so if not...
Follow Ups	tension rod bushings with the boots and rear struts - zbestIz 08:42:55 07/23/13 93na2+2 (n/m) - zbestIz 08:46:31 07/23/13 $1,300.00 can go a long way with aftermarket items - z32z 09:05:00 07/23/13 Re: $1,300.00 can go a long way with aftermarket items - zbestIz 09:25:42 07/23/13 Do a little more research before you jump at that deal. (n/m) - Z DNA 10:10:21 07/23/13 My Nissan guy will do it for $1000 with aftermarket parts (n/m) - s3trios 10:18:08 07/23/13 are aftermarket parts better? - zbestIz 10:51:15 07/23/13 It depends on what you want to do with the car - s3trios 11:11:08 07/23/13 There are 3 kinds of aftermarket parts. - Antihero 13:17:55 07/23/13 Do it your self and save a lot of money. The parts will - CmyZ 11:32:05 07/23/13 Not relative to DIY, and... - ConVerTT 13:58:18 07/23/13 Hehe... Someone should've sent that memo to T.M. (n/m) - Inzane 14:55:41 07/23/13 Oh, I'm sure he knows. He would have been further along in - MixManMash 16:31:51 07/23/13 The guy with the running Z who won best modded at the show? (n/m) - vorpalZ 20:35:45 07/23/13 2nd (n/m) - Piranha 14:56:35 07/23/13 if you have a can of PB Blaster and a metric - LJZTT 16:03:36 07/23/13 A way to look at it....if you buy the parts yourself - jzack 18:18:57 07/23/13 Lols (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 02:51:24 07/25/13
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