R50/53 Good price for these 3 jobs?
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Good price for these 3 jobs?
Hey guys, looking to have some work done to my 06 MCS. Does $350 sound reasonable to do the following or should I look elsewhere?
One Ball Mod (~$50)
4 wheel Alignment (~$120)
15% pulley, new belt, new tensioner install (~$180)
**The $350 is what the shop was thinking "as long as we don't run into problems with the pulley". The ~ costs are what I am thinking their breakdown is based on what I've seen others on here pay.
I bought the tools to do the pulley job myself but am not sure that will happen. I've just been really busy (and sick...with a 10 month old I guess that's to be expected haha) with other things and am not sure when I can make that happen. I figure I can resell the pulley tool and not lose much and just keep the belt tool encase it's needed in the future.
If you have had these things done and it was more or less, let me know. Thanks!
One Ball Mod (~$50)
4 wheel Alignment (~$120)
15% pulley, new belt, new tensioner install (~$180)
**The $350 is what the shop was thinking "as long as we don't run into problems with the pulley". The ~ costs are what I am thinking their breakdown is based on what I've seen others on here pay.
I bought the tools to do the pulley job myself but am not sure that will happen. I've just been really busy (and sick...with a 10 month old I guess that's to be expected haha) with other things and am not sure when I can make that happen. I figure I can resell the pulley tool and not lose much and just keep the belt tool encase it's needed in the future.
If you have had these things done and it was more or less, let me know. Thanks!
Last edited by TheAmericanJob; 01-11-2017 at 08:54 AM.
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At that point I paid $260 to have something done I could have done myself if I had more time. But I'm not sure I really have a lot of options given the limited number of places I can take the car (travel too far and I might as well have done the job myself).
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That is really cheap for a pulley install. It sounds like they haven't done it before if the say as long as "we don't run into anything".
Over the years I've seen many a botched pulley jobs from small issues like mangled frame rails all the way up to damaged superchargers. So I would spend more and find someone confident and experienced in doing pulleys.
Over the years I've seen many a botched pulley jobs from small issues like mangled frame rails all the way up to damaged superchargers. So I would spend more and find someone confident and experienced in doing pulleys.
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Appreciate all the input. I'm just going to wait and do it myself when I get the time. Given what you've all said I'm a bit nervous to use that shop and there aren't any other close options. So if I'm going to spend the day running the car over an hour away and back I can just take the time and save the money.
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!