Cost of installation of car parts.
 

I know I'm usually charged per hour of labour but lets say I have alot of mods prepared for installation, should I expect some kind of better deal? Also, what would be reasonable to install:

Wheels + new tires
Swift Springs
Invidia Gemini exhaust
Fog light
GTR button
HPS silicon tubes
Preparation + Installation of the Amuse kit

Don't expect a better deal. Some of those you can do easily on your own. Look in the DIY section. Otherwise, it's going to cost a pretty penny.

Well few notes, if the wheels come with the tires mounted already just do it yourself. If not find a shop with a touchless tire mounting machine. A list is HERE from Tire rack. Just imput your zip, and a list will pop up, make sure to read the notes about each shop tho to see who has what equipment. If you do it yourself 80 ft lbs is the torque, you can get a cheaper wrench at like harbor freight or something and its always good to have the tq wrench.

The GTR button took me 30min to complete following the DIY posted HERE + rep to Triple's!

Again the exhaust is an easy swap, jack the car up and pull off the old exhaust. However this requires a bit more tools but any shop that charges more than .5 hours of labor for it is taking you for a ride. Its a very very easy swap. Especially if they have a lift.

As for the rest im not too sure, the springs swap in the back is easy, but the front requires a little more work. Still easy just more involved. I wont really comment on the rest, its been forever since ive had to get an after-market kit painted and fitted.

Hope this helps!

Helps alot guys! I just copied a pasted a list of mods that I wanted to get, scratch the GTR button out.

I will most likely not be installing the exhaust on my down, I have nothing to jack it up and I have no confidence in doing that myself. Especially reading about the demon bolts haah

The best way to approximate work is by asking them how long would it take to do the work. And then get an idea of how much they pay the guy doing the work.
Multiplier*$/hr*hr=~install cost

Multiplier depends on they level of skill of the worker needed.
usually between 1.5 to 3

Amuse, it depends on the shop you go to. A few of the mods (GTR, Fog light, Silicon tubes) you listed below can be easily done on your own. Some may not agree with this, but for me at least, I've found it to be cheaper getting work done at a trusted and reputable shop; get it done once, get it done right, in case of issue, you can bring it back to have corrected at no extra charge. Springs work ($200 - $350 depending if you are getting the camber kit done as the same time), exhaust ($100), Wheels (about $60-$100 for mounting + Alignment costs). Good luck.

If you know a Midas that works on modified cars often, thats a good option for install. They'll charge you 1hr of labour. Worth it imo, maybe hit the canadian section and see if the other Tdot guys have places they'd recommend

Don't go to Midas, after having to deal with them. I quickly reliezed the lack of experience & poor workmanship at most Midas stores. Try to find a nicer shop, pref one with an alignment machine. The GT-R button will take you like 5-10 min tops to install & the hps tubes will be easy as well. The exhaust will cost about $100-$120 anything more they are overcharging you. Since it's only new springs, I'd say the install price would be $200-$400.

Midas is a ripoff and they don't do good work. They want $300+ to install an exhaust on a Z.

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Wheels + new tires -- if the tires are on already, figure .5 hrs for install. This is really easy to do on your own though
Swift Springs Figure 3-4 hours of labor.
Invidia Gemini exhaust Should be about 2 hours of labor at most shops. Figure $120-200
Fog light This will vary widely depending on how well they know the car and such. This is another one worth doing yourself.
HPS silicon tubes .5 hours max.


Unfortunately for you, none of these guys have much overlap,which is where you usually see a discount.

I got a deal from a shop near by. They liked the idea of modding a new car and charged about half their usual rate when they had down time. They came, picked up the car and returned it after each mod. It took 6-7 weeks to get the intakes done put cheap and convenient. I also threw in a case of whatever beer they wanted.

6-7wks to get intakes done? Watchu do, install jet engine turbines?? :icon14:

what took you so long??? :rofl2:

Don't trust the midaaaaaas's touch...

Thanks guys, repped most of y'all, im on recharge though.

The EVO-R looks complicated to hook up, and I thought since I was going to remove the bumper anyway (Amuse kit), might as well get em to hook it up for me.

Yikes "you" definitely were getting ripped off.

I paid for the hour of labour, which was $80, but also people love my face so I get things for cheap :)

Exhaust was done perfectly and as mentioned, this particular one has done 370's but i'll agree, not all shops are created equal

Yeah, they vary from place to place. The hourly rate at the Midas here was like $110 an hour-- more than the dealer.

Not jet engines, but rocket engines. :icon17:
I should be more clear. It took 6-7 weeks for them to find time to do the intakes inexpensively, and return the car before I left work.

haha im slow! and i was worried about breaking something lol so i took my time :gtfo2::stirthepot:

I just got a quote of $800 and up. I'm guessing they broke it down like this:

Mounting wheels +tires $100
H&R Springs $200
Rear Camber $100
Sway bars $100
Akebono BBK $200
Exhaust $100/4
Fog light $100/4
GTR button $100/4
HPS silicon tubes $100/4

Reasonable? I was also thinking of bucket sets and illuminated kick plates but I'll hold off that for now, I didn't even bother asking for a quote.

Just do it yourself brother... not hard for any of that

So now you added the brake's into the equation

Honestly, I'd really do the start button and MAF tubes yourself, even if not mechically inclined, these are easy. GTR start button took me 10-15 minutes, it was that fast.

Doing that you can knock off some of the cost

This garage, do they mostly work on modified cars or no?

At the very least, do the GT-R button. Even I did it and have no experience whatsoever [and was scared to hurt my car] but it was so easy. Screwdriver and 30 mins is all you need. (30 minutes because for someone reading instructions and being overly careful... so no more comments about it taking 30 mins :tup:)

edit: Nobody is going to be as careful as you will be with your car

Hi guys, this place is known for working on modded cars, my brother takes his Genesis there all the time too (maybe I'll get a little discount too if my brother comes with me) but I don't have any personal experience with them.

I'm just worried about messing up the wiring or not connecting the MAF tube correctly (messing up the englne?). I tried to install a lip spoiler on my brothers Genesis with the double sided M3 tape that came with it, and it took him, my dad and I to do it and we still misaligned it. He ended up getting the guys at this body shop to remove it and do it again. lol So I guess you can see where the lack of confidence came from.

I know awesome talented meticulous shops that are $50-65 and hour covering a wide range of depth. I know stoneage disesl truck shops who charge $110 an hour and their talent is quite limited. then there is everything in the middle.

some can charge a lower rate and milk the clock. Talent and care for your baby come first. Work it into the conversation that you are well networked in the enthusiast community and "heard" they do good work..... they will know you can influence future business or lack thereof...

good luck

Damn! That would take less than one day to do. I Should get a side business going. LOL!

I just saw this, 6-7 weeks before they found cheap time to do them. They work down the block so it is easy to fit me in when that moment arrives.