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Jan 16, 2008 | 05:29 PM

Dan

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Lower Control Arm Brackets Install

How much did you guys pay for install?
I am getting royally fucked on the price from what I was just told..

Jan 16, 2008 | 05:30 PM

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are you talking bout the relocation brackets? why dont you install them yourself?

Jan 16, 2008 | 05:31 PM

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Yeah, Relocation Brackets..Don't have a welder..

Jan 16, 2008 | 05:34 PM

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o they are weld on...hmm try a muffler shop. they should do it for not to expensive!

Jan 16, 2008 | 05:39 PM

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I already committed to this guy..Lazy **** muffler shop sent me to this person..I am looking at $200+ to install these things..Guy said it took him about 1 1/2 for the one side at $68 an hour..No-wonder I don't do work in this shithole town.

Jan 16, 2008 | 05:54 PM

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should have been 1 hour labor for welding and 1 hour for removal of lower arms, prepwork and assembly.

$140 at the most.

Ive had alot of fabrication done on my chassis and for brackets i tend to pay 1hr labor per set.

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:01 PM

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****. glad i have friends that are welders!

in the long run wouldnt it have been better, and cheaper to just buy the bolt on kind?

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Jan 16, 2008 | 06:06 PM

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****. glad i have friends that are welders!

in the long run wouldnt it have been better, and cheaper to just buy the bolt on kind?

Yeah it would have been a lot cheaper....only took us less than a hour...most of the time looking for tools

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:11 PM

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slightly off topic, but to install the bolt on ones, you just jack up the car, bolt up the brackets, and bolt up the LCAs? theres no tention on the LCAs when the car is up, right?

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:17 PM

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not if he has a 12bolt or 9" the bolt on kind are for stock axles only.

but thats not the case in his scenario rite?

i could be wrong, but i also think they sell them to bolt up to the 12 bolt and 9 inch rear ends aswell. you would just have to specify when purchasing.

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:18 PM

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cant you bolt them up and then take it to a welder shop and just weld it on. should take 30 min. max

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:39 PM

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It's my fault obviously..I should have asked him how much for the install..I guess I will hold the worlds record for paying the most money to install these things

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:42 PM

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cant you bolt them up and then take it to a welder shop and just weld it on. should take 30 min. max

Car has been at his shop since 9am & he still needs tomorrow to finish, he said he got a late start..I needed them installed by the weekend for Famoso.I had limited resources..I have calmed down a little bit, It's only money, right? He said he was going to paint them too, maybe that's worth the extra $100?

Jan 16, 2008 | 06:55 PM

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It happens....

When ever agreeing to pay hourly for a service you should always have a written estimate.

Since you are paying a premium for the service inspect the welds and make sure YOU like how they look, if you are unhappy have him, be polite and explain to him that you don't like the welds and would like them ground down and re-welded. If he objects then ask him to include a warranty on the labor he performed for X amount of time.