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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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how long to install renntech springs?

I am dropping the car off today to have the springs installed. I was quoted about 3hours, does that sound right?
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 09:33 AM
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I am dropping the car off today to have the springs installed. I was quoted about 3hours, does that sound right?
For all 4 springs, that is actually pretty good time.... When I got my springz installed they charged me close to 400.00 dollars. At 60/hr, that is close to 6 hr job..... Maybe I got ripped off..... Idk...heheh...
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 03:52 PM
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Did you guys buy the springs from the shop or drop them off with the car?
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 04:26 PM
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Did you guys buy the springs from the shop or drop them off with the car?
I dropped them off with the car...... BTW I have a set of Renntech springz available if anyone is interested....
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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How much for the Renntech springs? Any pics of them on your car?
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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How much for the Renntech springs? Any pics of them on your car?

PM SENT regarding price... Please send me your email and I will send you pictures of them on my car.... But basically they give you 1 finger gap all the way around using a #1 pad in the rear.... Its cosmetic and performance enhancement for your car.... the best lowering springz your can buy out there........
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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When I got my springs installed, most quotes I was getting was based on the book rate $450-500 depending on their hourly charge.

I found a shop that did it for $300 cash out the door.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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paid 480 for the install, along with an alignment & they installed the SL55 splitter and my greenfilters.... not too bad
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renntech springs install

It took me about 6 hours to pull out my renntech springs and install the stock springs, once I figured out the tricks. The biggest pain is collapsing the front spring in the front strut assemblies.

So, six hours sounds about right without MB tools and experience doing a C32 spring swap.

For MB tech, with the right tools, it should take less than 3 hours.

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