What work did you do on your car today?

[Gholdwayne]

Val, that kaze lip is really enticing me, nice pic there! and sig...

[Valandis91]

Val, that kaze lip is really enticing me, nice pic there! and sig...

cheers! except the sig needs updating!

[bduffman]

pulled every thing out and replaced heater core pipes was a massive job
tomorrow prob attach pipes in engine bay and put more radiator fluid in
then get aircon tested and gassed

[renzkuken1]

PAYED MECHANIC 12 hours service 76 bucks an hour
900 dollars for labour and 2300 total for oil repair and defects clearing + new bigger battery.
Pick up car from sydney tomorrow.

[zuihoujueding]

thats pretty cheap labour.....
it its the quality of work that counts after all. hope this process mends everything

[bduffman]

dosent sound cheap to me , thats a f**k load of cash i had timing belt tappets seals gaskets oil water pump ect ect fitted for 900 or so

[mr-charisma]

gave it a much needed clean out

[zuihoujueding]

just looking at what u stated $76 per hour. thats cheap.
oh i did not look at the amount of work involved thou.

[renzkuken1]

ill write what he did..
JOb:

Rectify oil leaks at cam carriers and camshaft seals
supply and fit new battery - upgrade to larger battery and fit hold clamp down
supply and fit new CV drive shaft boot
tighten passenger ball joint and suspension
supply and fit new timing belt kit
inspect timing gears and tensioner
fit new belt and adjust to correct tension

Battery hold down : $18.09
2 x position battery terminal : 6 + 6 = $12
boot kit cv : $117
Heavy duty battery : $136
carbon clean : $12
Timing belt kit FTO mivec : $359
2 x seal cyl head genuine : 33 +33 = $66
sealant blue : $15
engine bay degrease/wash : $18
workshop consumables : $7
labour (12 hours at$76 an hour) : 12 x 76 = $916

GST $200 bucks

So that's a total of $2231 with a quote i asked before to be overquoted as he wasnt quite finished when i need to pay.

What does everyone think???

[mr-charisma]

well, you've paid him already, so I guess it doesn't matter, but I'd have been expecting more for that kind've money

the only real work he's done is the oil seals & timing belt?

AFAIC, you seem to be overcharged for a few things;
CV Boots should be at most $60 for both i reckon
Timing belt no more than $130-150
workshop consumables? geez..

And you could have saved yourself some money doing the simple stuff;
Battery replacement
Cleaning, engine bay clean
CV Boots.. maybe

A few things he should've done at the same time;
Water pump
Spark plugs
..

[renzkuken1]

hmm k thanks for the info

[mr-charisma]

what you've put up there should only total $1876.09 ??

Also, 12 x $76 is $912 .. maybe he's calculated it wrong on the bill?

[dr390]

ill write what he did..
JOb:

Rectify oil leaks at cam carriers and camshaft seals
supply and fit new battery - upgrade to larger battery and fit hold clamp down
supply and fit new CV drive shaft boot
tighten passenger ball joint and suspension
supply and fit new timing belt kit
inspect timing gears and tensioner
fit new belt and adjust to correct tension

Battery hold down : $18.09
2 x position battery terminal : 6 + 6 = $12
boot kit cv : $117
Heavy duty battery : $136
carbon clean : $12
Timing belt kit FTO mivec : $359
2 x seal cyl head genuine : 33 +33 = $66
sealant blue : $15
engine bay degrease/wash : $18
workshop consumables : $7
labour (12 hours at$76 an hour) : 12 x 76 = $916

GST $200 bucks

So that's a total of $2231 with a quote i asked before to be overquoted as he wasnt quite finished when i need to pay.

What does everyone think???

shiiiet man where did you get your money tree, i wanna grow one at least man all defect free man

[bduffman]

yes but depends where you get the parts i bought most of my parts from camskill
but didnt buy water pump so he got it from the dealer and it was like $200 plus

you could have saved a lot if you sourced the parts your self but being away im sure you didnt have time and just wanted it done
i also saved by getting my mobile mechanic and paying him cash so no gst was pretty happy he came picked it up and droped it off late that night

[renzkuken1]

yeah it was needed pretty quick, and i wasnt in the state to have it seen to getting done properly.

And he charged me 343 for supplying and fitting the timing belt kit lol

ALso i rounded off that's why it didnt add perfect lol

Hopefully i have no more troubles under there for a few years haa

[Kustom]

And he charged me 343 for supplying and fitting the timing belt kit lol

WTF is 12 hours labour then?

[renzkuken1]

ok guys need help asap
he didn't replace rear engine mount which is f**king noticeably broken!!!
so i need to find someone in sydney that has one i can drive over to and buy!
it's urgent or if you know somewhere i can get one for monday so i can get it fitted monday as i need to drive to melbourne from sydney tuesday to start work wednesday >.<

Can anyone help me!?>!

[bduffman]

did a bit of work on the car today
changed oil and oil filter
flushed and changed radiator fluid and connected the heater pipes back up
rewired my prefacelift parkers ( fog lights didnt work ever so did the cheat way and wired them to parkers and replaced parker with blue led )
pretty happy with the days work

[Gholdwayne]

Did some interior cleaning and did a little bit of headlight sanding for today. Awwrsomez.

ok guys need help asap
he didn't replace rear engine mount which is f**king noticeably broken!!!
so i need to find someone in sydney that has one i can drive over to and buy!
it's urgent or if you know somewhere i can get one for monday so i can get it fitted monday as i need to drive to melbourne from sydney tuesday to start work wednesday >.<

Can anyone help me!?>!

PM my mate Ollie, he bought his engine mounts here in Sydney. As for the engine mount being broken, do you notice any noises/clanks from the engine bay while driving? If you are desperate, I have my old engine mounts which are not in great condition, though they look like they can still be used for a few thousand KM's more.

[bduffman]

same with shane on his half cut depending if his are alright and hes not keeping them as spares