$1000 to lower a Scion TC
 

I just talked to a guy who paid Toyota $1000 to lower a Scion TC. $350 for the springs and the rest in labor including wheel alignment. Does that seem kind of high to you?

Way too high.

Installing springs is probably 1 1/2 - 2hrs labour even at $100/hr shop rate that's only $200. Alignment is around $100.

Sounds reasonable, the rest of the cost went to cover the tim horton coffee and doughnut for everybody at the dealership
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Claims it took over 6 hours of labour at $100 a hour.

$1000 can get you another set of coils

if only springs were installed then overpriced but expected from dealer...
the springs prob cost 200-300 at most retail

if with shock then the price sounds right

yes dealerships are expensive.

If it includes new (decent) shocks, YES. If not, tell your friend I have some bling exhaust tips for $600.

No new shocks. next he wants to get a TRD intake. I wonder how much Toyota will charge for that install.

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He can buy an intake for each cylinder if he does the install himself with the savings.

given something like springs and install could cost him a grand, I'd say the intake would cost him close to 800 lol

$800 for an intake sounds about right. :badpokerface:

I guess they had to work on it during lunch.... :suspicious:

Big dealerships work by the book and charge by the book. If a service manual says it takes six hours then thats what they charge. Independents generally dont bill out in such a manner (some do) but independents also dont have 1/4 mill a month in overhead like some of the big boys.

1000!? thats more than the cost of installing headers on a vq motor which requires lifting the motor!

Small shop usually does a spring/shock install for 120-150 for labour

Dealerships are notoriously expensive, but I still don't think it would cost over 600 for the install including springs and shocks

1000 including parts, shop supplies and tax sounds about right for a dealer install..

and i think shop rate at toyota is over 100/hr

Dealer rate is ~$112/hr iirc
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When I went to Toyota, i believe they quoted me more than $700, just in labor, to install my shocks and springs. Good thing for small shops, got them installed for $120. They've never worked on a Prius before, but they did a decent job!

Charging the book hours is the exact explanation for the cost.

The book hours are an accurate reflection of the amount of time it would take to install a set of springs, factoring in a smoke break every fifteen minutes and coffee break every thirty.

Installing lowering springs was the first job I ever did on a car more significant than changing fluids. On a car with a very comparable suspension design to the Scion, it took me two hours working alone with a cheap set of Canadian Tire tools, and that includes the time I spent contending with bolts that hadn't been touched for ten years. At the mini-1am-lower-a-corolla-meet it took us three hours to swap in a set of lowering springs, and we were fucking around and barely awake.

Having that installed at a dealership? Of course it doesn't seem too high.
That's the stealership discount special.

A reputable shop could have done the same job for about .... $600-700 in total give or take.

The $1000 is the price set by Toyota Canada, not the dealership. Installation of Toyota/Scion accessories are charged out at $92/hour, otherwise door rate for labour is $119.95/hour at most Toyota dealerships.

should have just cut the spring and make it -3.5 camber

Why did your friend choose to do it at toyota? Is it TRD springs too? Cuz that cost 1.5-2 times more than other brands in general. Seeing that they charge $2000 for a aftermarket in-dash navi/dvd screen, $1000 for springs seems right..
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I think they would be using TRD, seeing as how they'd choose a TRD intake as opposed to other aftermarket brands. Maybe they're doing it at a dealership to keep the warranty? just a random guess

Eck, stay away from dealerships!
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