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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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how long does it usually take to install the struts i got a quote for 460?! @ 7.6 hrs i was wtf?!
Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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more like 5.1 hrs according to alldata. the $ portion of the quote sounds right though.
Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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What struts are they? If they're inserts like Konis, then yes, I can understand the labor time. However, if it's just a direct swap in, definitely less than 7 hours.

I believe coilover installation is significantly cheaper than what you were quoted, so I'd look elsewhere for better pricing. Closer to <$200.

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:37 PM
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Direct bolt on: 3 hours if you got all the tools necessary. 6 hrs + if you dont know what you are doing and dont got the right tools for the job.
Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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Just struts is usually 3-4 hours. Inserts are about 5 hours. If you have struts and spring preassembled, you can get it done in 2 hours or less.

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 10:27 PM
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Just struts is usually 3-4 hours. Inserts are about 5 hours. If you have struts and spring preassembled, you can get it done in 2 hours or less.

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i got kyb agx and im going to be using the same springs

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 10:36 PM
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I can do it for 150
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I can do it for 150
I really wish you lived closer to me haha
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^^^^
yea, I had Bay Area ppl coming over...but Monterey is far...
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Originally Posted by pho_shizzle
Direct bolt on: 3 hours if you got all the tools necessary. 6 hrs + if you dont know what you are doing and dont got the right tools for the job.
that was me. sorta. i knew what i was doing, and had almost all the right tools except a strut wrench. took me the whole day.

the re-assembly and tightening of the struts was the most time consuming. a strut/open socket wrench would have made the job a hell of a lot easier.

with the right tools and a helping hand it could be knocked it out in < 4 hrs.
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I can do it for 150
how long would it take!?
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