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am i getting screwed over on a new alternator?

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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:27 AM
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am i getting screwed over on a new alternator?
went to my friends shop "hook it up performance" in Maryland and thier telling me a new alternator is $350 and its going to be 3 hours of labor due to having to move the fuel rail and power steering pump etc. and its $80 an hour

comes out to be like $545 total. this ****ing blows. right before i was about to buy cams
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:29 AM
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Why dont you go to DCEvoClub.com and check the vendors there to see if you can get a better price. That labor is pretty steep. I see you already went to AMS for your tune, try them.
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:31 AM
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i dont think you have to move any of those things you just have to remove the axle,i bought a used alt,and everything cost me 300,still expensive for a used alt.
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:33 AM
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I would never take my car to a shop named "hook it up performance" that just screams cheap, ghetto, unprofessional, unmature....do you want me to go on???
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:36 AM
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man, $545 is a lot. Try doin it yourself, you might like it once you get your hands dirty.
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:36 AM
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lol
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Originally Posted by scottatayamaha
I would never take my car to a shop named "hook it up performance" that just screams cheap, ghetto, unprofessional, unmature....do you want me to go on???
couldnt agree more
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:42 AM
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thier ok not really good shop. but its less then 5 min away frome my house and my car bearly made it there any way. went thier because my friend works thier and he was going to see if it was my battery or alternator that was bad. then i couldnt even get the car back home. so theier going to end up fixing it
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Originally Posted by Kevin Knight
thier ok not really good shop. but its less then 5 min away frome my house and my car bearly made it there any way. went thier because my friend works thier and he was going to see if it was my battery or alternator that was bad. then i couldnt even get the car back home. so theier going to end up fixing it
Well your friend works there and you are still getting ripped off. I guess you like wasting $.
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:51 AM
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ya, how you havn't worked out a side deal wiht your friend to do it at his/your house and just pay him is beyond me. Have it towed out of there, tell your friend to come over and you will just pay him 40 an hour or something. Then when he is doing it watch him and try to learn what you can. That way you can do it next time or something like that. Working on your own car is always better then having a shop do it.
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Old Nov 23, 2007, 07:53 AM
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how much does a new alternator cost?
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did you try another battery before shelling all this cash...a lot of people go for the alternator...how old is your battery?

I really don't care if the shop is 5mins away...be smart HIUPP?
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3 hours sounds resonable. But the removing fuel rail and powersteering is bogus.
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Post gererator R&R
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

If the vehicle is equipped with the BremboTM disc brake, during maintenance, take care not to contact the caliper with tool or parts, because the caliper paint will be scratched.

Pre-removal Operation
Under Cover Removal (Refer to GROUP 51, Front Bumper ).
Strut Tower Bar Removal (Refer to GROUP 42, Strut Tower Bar ).
Crossmember Bar Removal (Refer to GROUP 32, Engine Roll Stopper and Centermember ).
Front Exhaust Pipe Assembly Removal (Refer to GROUP 15, Exhaust Pipe and Main Muffler ).

Post-installation Operation
Front Exhaust Pipe Assembly Installation (Refer to GROUP 15, Exhaust Pipe and Main Muffler ).
Crossmember Bar Installation (Refer to GROUP 32, Engine Roll Stopper and Centermember ).
Strut Tower Bar Installation (Refer to GROUP 42, Strut Tower Bar ).
Drive Belt Tension Adjustment [Refer to GROUP 00, Maintenance Service - Drive Belts (Check Condition) ].
Under Cover Installation (Refer to GROUP 51, Front Bumper ).




REMOVAL STEPS
1.OIL LEVEL GAUGE AND GUIDE ASSEMBLY
2.O-RING
3.FUEL PRESSURE SOLENOID CONNECTOR
4.FUEL PRESSURE SOLENOID
5.KNOCK SENSOR CONNECTOR
6.EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE SOLENOID CONNECTOR
7.EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE SOLENOID
8.GROUND CABLE CONNECTION
9.FUEL INJECTOR CONNECTORS
◄A►10.FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL RAIL, FUEL RETURN PIPE AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY
11.INSULATORS
12.INSULATORS
◄B►13.DRIVE BELT
14.GENERATOR CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL
•ENGINE MOUNTING INSULATOR (REFER TO GROUP 32, ENGINE MOUNT ).
◄C►15.GENERATOR
16.WATER PUMP PULLEY
17.CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CONNECTOR
18.GENERATOR BRACKET

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Old Nov 23, 2007, 11:58 AM
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just picked my car up. was $545.26. was some bull ****!!!!! any way the battery light and parking light are still on at idel. not until i give some gas does the light go away. i think i need a new battery now. any advice
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