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dal2000

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So I was quoted today, by supaquick, R350 for installing 1 front shock and 2 rear shocks and wheel alignment. I have already bought all 3 of the shocks, so that quote is just to install them and wheel alignment. Does this sound right? I was quoted over the phone.

For a Jetta 3.
 
sounds cheap to me, they could charge you R150 - R250 just for the alignment.
 
D3x! said:
sounds cheap to me, they could charge you R150 - R250 just for the alignment.
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That's what I was thinking. He said R80 each for the 2 rear shocks and i'm not sure what the front was and wheel alignment costs are. I did repeat the price for everything to him and he agreed.
 
dal2000 said:
So I was quoted today, by supaquick, R350 for installing 1 front shock and 2 rear shocks and wheel alignment. I have already bought all 3 of the shocks, so that quote is just to install them and wheel alignment. Does this sound right? I was quoted over the phone.

For a Jetta 3.
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I'm not even going to ask why you only replaced 3 shocks :o
 
sounds right. he will probably add vat as well...
 
Surely when getting quotes for comparison and informative purposes, you should get quotes from a few places so that you can compare prices?
 
Pitbull said:
I'm not even going to ask why you only replaced 3 shocks :o
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D3x! said:
Yeh, you should replace fronts as a pair and backs as a pair.
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Indeed. Your shocks plays a huge role (never mind the road holding ability) in braking / stopping distances. These are not things you should be skimping on, and more alarming is the dealer that advises to only replace one front shock. Incredibly risky and irresponsible.
 
The front one I replaced! Doh.. decided it's quicker to let them do the other 3 DOH...
 
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