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Old 12 October 2010 | 10:23 AM
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hi there,would like to know if it is fair to be charged 13 hours labour to fit 3 gauges in a pod in a sti type r,please can you discuss this matter
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:26 AM
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sounds a bit steep

I got charged 1 hour to fit 2 defi's in my 2008 STI
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by F11 SYS
hi there,would like to know if it is fair to be charged 13 hours labour to fit 3 gauges in a pod in a sti type r,please can you discuss this matter
**** me!

It's you that should be dicussing it, with the person who did the job!

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Old 12 October 2010 | 10:42 AM
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phone around and get some quotes for the same job and see what the result is
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:50 AM
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Is this quoted or what you've been charged?

Took me a couple of hours to fit boost, oil press, oil temp and AFR
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:51 AM
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13 hours.. im sure you could have done them yourself in that time! doubt a garage would take the job on if it took them a full day!
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:54 AM
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If it's the usual compliment of Boost, oil pressure and oil temp located on top of the dash in a pod, then I believe a 2-4 hours labour would be much more like it!

13 seems very excessive!!!!
Old 12 October 2010 | 10:56 AM
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Gulp, sort of depends on how the car was presented. If the car went in tip top and no problems were encountered WTF were they doing for nearly 2 days money !
Old 12 October 2010 | 11:10 AM
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Took me a full day to do my three, BUT: there was lots of thinking and checking time, plus plenty off coffee breaks.

About 8 hours in all, but only about 3-4 if you know what you are doing and just work at it.
Old 12 October 2010 | 11:20 AM
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name and shame that garage you could build half an engine in that time
Old 12 October 2010 | 11:23 AM
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im not a mechanic and i fit , boost, oil temp and pres, wired in and operating in 1 and a half hours
Old 12 October 2010 | 11:24 AM
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What was the labour charge per hour ?
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Even the most incompetent moron could fit in half that time. IMO you have had your pants pulled down!
Old 12 October 2010 | 12:10 PM
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Even the most incompetent moron could fit in half that time. IMO you have had your pants pulled down!

We know a few of these

Even I could do it in less time than that and I'm a lazy incompetant.
Old 12 October 2010 | 12:16 PM
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**** me You could take up a college course in re-wiring and mechanics and do it quicker than that Shouldnt take a compitent garage any more than 2.5hrs to fit 3 gauges,unless problems occur.
Old 12 October 2010 | 12:16 PM
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which gauges is it? not all are as simple as others, but 13 hours does, on the face of it, seem a bit ott
Old 12 October 2010 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by F11 SYS
hi there,would like to know if it is fair to be charged 13 hours labour to fit 3 gauges in a pod in a sti type r,please can you discuss this matter
Did they fall asleep half way through
Old 12 October 2010 | 12:33 PM
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I have just been charged £185 plus vat (5 hrs) for fitting 3 genuine Defis, the Advance link plus oil sandwich plate.

Seems reasonable.

Cheers

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Old 12 October 2010 | 12:51 PM
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When I bought my car I got a receipt for the purchase and fitting of 3 prosport stepper gauges in with the service history, it didnt outline the cost of purchase and labour, but I think the gauges are around 50 quid'ish each... and the invoice total was £450!!!

Previous owner must have been mental
Old 12 October 2010 | 01:23 PM
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I know just one garage(Power Engineering),which fitted turbo timer with harness for 8 hours in Uxbridge....and 13 hours for fitting gauges is TOP
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:12 PM
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Did you question the charge at the time?
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:19 PM
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If you were only charged £5 per hour then the 13 hours isn't too bad

I fitted a set of Defi's to my old car in about an hour and half using a sandwich plate for the oil temp and pressure.

Wiring couldn't be easier,all can be connected to the radio wiring harness if you know what does what, 2 minutes on the web sorted that out.
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Camoscooby


Did you question the charge at the time?
lmaolmao i love it FRIDAY
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Took me about 4-6 hrs to remove mine properly so i would imagine the same to fit..
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:34 PM
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I once fitted my own gauges with some mates. It took us nearly 9 hours

I think the problem was that only one of us was mechanically minded, the other was electrically adept and then there was me
Old 12 October 2010 | 03:45 PM
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Rip off! think scoobyworld quote 4hrs labour...plus the cost of prosport gauges is approx £420.
Old 12 October 2010 | 04:50 PM
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It only took me about 3 hrs to swap a V5 dash, including a tea break.

I am about to do gauges and there's a guide in the General Technical Archive. Looking at about 2 to 3 hrs.
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https://www.scoobynet.com/interior-1...and-boost.html
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This sounds like a wind up tbh
Old 12 October 2010 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by jura11
I know just one garage(Power Engineering),which fitted turbo timer with harness for 8 hours in Uxbridge....and 13 hours for fitting gauges is TOP
Lol, if that's true that's even better (worse) than the 13 hours for 3 gauges


The trouble with these sorts of threads is they lack one thing.. The other side of the story!


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