Gearhead Thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

What kind of car?

[hunt]

What kind of car?

a silver one.




98 olds, actually.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Well, labor rates usually are about $70/hr. At least that is what I've seen around my area in Chesco. The way I usually do things like that is go buy the part yourself from a place like PepBoys and then take it to whatever garage you trust (or put it in yourself) and just pay them the labor to put in the new one. It should not take more than 2hrs of labor to do an AC compressor. Hell, in reality it should only take an hour - if that. But I am not familiar with the set up of that car.

Part + labor + new freon = +/-$400 would be my guess

[hunt]

so i'm only getting slightly ripped off at $570...that sounds about right. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Don't feel bad, I called a place about an hour ago to ask about a front brake job. Dude said about $500 and I hung up on him. PepBoys does 'em starting at $89 (not counting rotors). I need new rotors because the ones on the early-99 Expeditions seize onto the hub and need to be sledge hammered off.

[Wingspan]

What should it cost to have a windshield re-set, or re-sealed?

I noticed today that the molding (or whatever it is) is lose on the bottom of the windshield causing a leak behind the glove compartment.

[PhillyPhreak54]

No more than $100.

Hell, I had a brand new windshield put on my '91GT in Texas and the company even comes to your house to do it for $125.

[hunt]

Don't feel bad, I called a place about an hour ago to ask about a front brake job. Dude said about $500 and I hung up on him. PepBoys does 'em starting at $89 (not counting rotors). I need new rotors because the ones on the early-99 Expeditions seize onto the hub and need to be sledge hammered off.

shtein.
and i really have no choice with the a/c problem...it's either pony up the $570 or get a new car & have a car payment again.  (current car is paid off).
i must be a pampered sob because going without a/c is not an option.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Consider me pampered too, then. You didn't take it to a dealership did ya? They are rapists.

If I didn't have a/c I'd be in trouble.

[hunt]

nah...i took it to a local place that specializes in a/c. 
i had it to pep boys twice last summer but they couldn't figure out what was wrong.  they got it working well enough to get me through the summer but it wasn't as cold as it should be.  i better be freezing my nutz off after this $570 repair.

[SD_Eagle5]

Master cylinder blew on my truck, spent today finding a new one at a reasonable price. My Uncle's letting me use his lift this weekend to replace it. Joy.

[Sgt PSN]

While in Florida over the weekend my air freshener kicked the bucket so I had to install a new one.  Car still looks and sounds the same but it smells terrific. 

Anywho, here's a few cool pics I took of it on the beach. 

[Diomedes]

that is the gayest shtein I've seen in weeks

[Sgt PSN]

That's because I haven't been posting much lately.

[Diomedes]

the smudge on the lens is top notch