[Manic!]

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?

[Energy]

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.

[shenmecar]

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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[Manic!]

Claims it took over 6 hours of labour at $100 a hour.

[EmperorIS]

$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

[donjalapeno]

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?

yes dealerships are expensive.

[too_slow]

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

[Manic!]

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

[too_slow]

:seriously: :seriously: :seriously: :seriously: :seriously: :seriously: :seriously:

Intake Install (AEM) - Scionlife.com (http://www.scionlife.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61913)

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

[Ikkaku]

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

[rageguy]

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

[fliptuner]

Claims it took over 6 hours of labour at $100 a hour.

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

[Phil@rise]

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.

[bigzz786786]

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

[snowball]

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

[jack_dangerous]

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

[jing]

Dealer rate is ~$112/hr iirc
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[Presto]

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

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!

[MindBomber]

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.

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.

[J-Chow]

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?

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.

[HKS PWR]

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.

[1exotic]

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

[TRDood]

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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[Ikkaku]

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

[optiblue]

Eck, stay away from dealerships!
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[jpark]

thats rediculous lol

[CharlieH]

Your friend deserves to get ripped off if hes modding his car at the fucking dealer LOL
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[Manic!]

Your friend deserves to get ripped off if hes modding his car at the fucking dealer LOL
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1. He is a customer at our gas station.
2. The guys in his late 40's to mid 50's.
3. it's Nanaimo we don't have a ton of shops to choice from.