khmergod

I'm really upset at two shops that are charging me $850 and $950 for 11 and 12 hours respectively. One of them even tries to explain that the rears will take 6 hours because of the remove and reinstall of "knuckle bearings". Okay then...Supposedly forum members say 3-4 hours without a lift DIY first timers. Autofx in cali does theirs for $450 +tax INCLUDING springs. Rant over.

shades

That is total bs....i did mine in literally an hour. I hate hearing these kind of rip off jobs. I'm in the business and that just blows mind my mind to think that MB gets away with **** like this.

Roswell

Looks elsewhere... those numbers are overpriced big time. I got mine installed for around 3xx$ which is on the high side cuz it was done at my friend's dealership. But at least, they did a flawless job.. my car drives straight like on rail even w/o an alignment.

khmergod

MB wouldn't install them. These quotes were from independents.

crazy1eye

If you &/or a friend is capable, it's not that difficult, check out my post in the link below which also links to a previous post of mine in another thread. Even if you bring it to a garage, check out the links so you can show them & be prepared.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-amg-w204/463181-question-about-h-r-springs.html

m a x i m u s

+1. it's pretty easy to do, as long as you have the proper tools. then again, all the more reason why it shouldnt cost an arm and a leg for a shop to do it for you. sometimes i find that businesses charge more to work on expensive stuff bc they assume the owner will be a PITA, not just simply bc they think we have money and are able to pay whatever price they charge.

Fung63

installing springs? 900 bucks? wow

I paid less than 200 to have mine installed

khmergod

Yea, 3X the price of the springs lol!

CoolBDPhenom03

That really shouldn't take more than an hour per wheel if you're doing it by yourself. So a shop should definitely be able to do it in less.

jellis102.com

I attempted to do it myself with the DIY posted above but, I couldn't figure it all out without it being too much of a hassle for me, got concerned and just put it back together, i'll have my buddies shop do it for me. I don't feel as the above instructions are adequate enough (at least not for me) to do a proper install on my own, I'll go ahead and pay the 3 hr labor charge to have them fight it for me.

khmergod

I have no problem paying labor for 4 hours. My major problem is I don't want my car sitting.

jellis102.com

None of us do when we take it somewhere to get worked on, especially when you're doing something to it exciting, and you just can't wait to get it back for the first look or first drive.

My shop always puts me in schedule and rarely has scheduling issues that hold me back from dropping off or picking up..

It's good to be close personal friends with the shop manager

PelicanParts.com

IMO: Those prices are extortion, if not total insanity.

I can/do replace the multi-link rear suspension, knuckle bushing, lower control arm bushings, springs, shocks, sway bar links/bushings, wheel bearings, differential seals, both caliper hoses, parking brake shoes, rotors/pads, rebuild both calipers + bleed, and sub frame bushings in 12 hours labor !!!

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...Suspension.htm


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jrcart

LMAO, I have changed my rears in under 1.5 hours at the track before with a simple floor jack, what a joke.

khmergod

When I got an automated email saying you posted on this topic, I thought I was gonna get roasted. I know you have lots of money so I figured you were gonna say "lol noob, pay to play, pwnt!111!" The I realized you were on my side. Thanks bro!