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Old 03-13-2008, 06:07 PM
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What do most shops charge to install headers on a 02 SS ?? Thanks
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Old 03-13-2008, 06:10 PM
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Do it yourself man! I'm not gonna lie I'm a total noob and I installed a pair of Hooker ceramic longtubes and off road Y in about 6 hours and did my spark plugs while I was at it. Just take your time and follow the instructions!
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i would try it yourself 1st but if you dont have the time or space i called around and got quotes from $200-$600 bucks the higher ones of course saying that they would have to replace all the o2's etc
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No Im definantly capable of doing my own work. I did my heads, cam, nitrous work on my Vette but a old buddy asked me to put his headers on and I was curious how much to charge
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Well at $90-$100 per labor hour you're looking at $450-$500 for the install. Exhaust shops may be different I've seen some with flat rates of $300-$400
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ah what the hell.....Hes a friend and I like working on this stuff so Ill go $300. Thanks guys
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ah what the hell.....Hes a friend and I like working on this stuff so Ill go $300. Thanks guys
Can't he do some favor for you.????
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ill do them for 175
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Originally Posted by 02blackbeauty19
ah what the hell.....Hes a friend and I like working on this stuff so Ill go $300. Thanks guys
$300 for a friend??....Some friend you are
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Well i wouldnt really charge a friend anything to be honest i dont want to say id hold him to a favor its just knowing if i needed some help he would probably do the same for me
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Can't he do some favor for you.????
Agreed. Does he have a hot sister or something?

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I asked for a simple estimate guys. I didnt ask you to judge me lol Hell Im a full time pre-med student, I gotta get money somehow. I have bills to pay just like anyone else.
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Originally Posted by 02blackbeauty19
I asked for a simple estimate guys. I didnt ask you to judge me lol Hell Im a full time pre-med student, I gotta get money somehow. I have bills to pay just like anyone else.
i would charge him 150 bucks, you cant warranty your work compared to other shops, ect. and im sure he will help out or watch.
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i would charge him 150 bucks, you cant warranty your work compared to other shops, ect. and im sure he will help out or watch.
Yeah I can warranty the work because my dad ownes a shop and thats where ill be doing the work.....but the headers are going to be used so ill take a look at them before I tell anything like that
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i think $300 is a fair price. thats what i paid from a shop, but the owner is a pretty good friend.
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$300 is fine. dont listen to any other ******** here.
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shop here in cali quoted me 300 Id take it there if i wasnt really interested in doing it myself. Just waiting on my pacesetters, they should arrive tomorrow
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About $250-300 is average for a professional install.
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300 is a good price. I didnt do mine but I'd have no problem paying that as long as its done right.
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