Clock Spring

[1lessdog]

Fester had a great write up. At my shop, you would be looking at $920.00 out the door. The clockspring list from the dealer is $718. There are aftermarket ones available through Oreillys and Napa, but for an item that constantly moves, incorporates the steering angle sensor, and is involved with the airbag, I would recommend a dealer item.

I would pay the 200.00 labor and have your shop do it. But that's me. I would want the best part when getting something fixed.

 

[Fester]

Depending how/where you get it.... factory part for this should be no more then $500. If part is 500 and charge is 900. Its alot more in labor then 200..my opinion this job at the most is hour and half..a shop should be able to complete this in an hour..tops. just giving my opinion on it. People can skew the numbers one way or another. Best advice is do the research on your own. Call a shop and ask. Call dodge and ask for the part cost etc. The internet is a very usefull tool for parts. Use your vin to verify parts. Eidie wanted to charge me if i remember correctly $147 for 02 sensor that i paid another dealer out of state $75 shipped to my house for. Shop local they say..sorry not to get fucked.

Just a quick example with the googles..this is factory part.

 

[Callem'In]

You can find anything cheaper on the internet. Here is the price straight from Corwin Dodge in Fargo, list price and my cost. As you can see, I'm not fucking anyone on this job. The downfall of buying online is where do you get the warranty from if it fails and do you want to pay someone again or replace it yourself?

 

[Fester]

You can find anything cheaper on the internet. Here is the price straight from Corwin Dodge in Fargo, list price and my cost. As you can see, I'm not fucking anyone on this job. The downfall of buying online is where do you get the warranty from if it fails and do you want to pay someone again or replace it yourself?

Not saying you are..maybe corwin is fucking you? And i have waranty issues before..easy peasy. Mist cases they provide prepaid shipping label. Sure its not as easy as takimg to a dealer and dropping it off...but....you can save a chunk of money...in this case over $500. Chance of a factory part being broke etc is slim and more then likely will last outaide of warranty anyways. To me its well worth fixing myself if i can. If a guy cant then by all means take it in. By the look of your rates if the part is $600 and you charge $900(roundball) your charging $300 an hour for labor. Lets just say for some weird ass reason it takes two hours your charging. $150 an hour for labor. I charge myself zero am hour for labor. Most things i can do..some i dont want to do then i feel ita fair to take it in. This is the pro of learning to do it yourself and not rely on another person. It saves money. There are people tgat dont want to or cant and by all means take it in. Thw thread started as a questiin of diy or take it in. I gave my 2cents to something i see as very easy to fix. People can read and take what they want from it....

 

[Callem'In]

Not saying you are..maybe corwin is fucking you? And i have waranty issues before..easy peasy. Mist cases they provide prepaid shipping label. Sure its not as easy as takimg to a dealer and dropping it off...but....you can save a chunk of money...in this case over $500. Chance of a factory part being broke etc is slim and more then likely will last outaide of warranty anyways. To me its well worth fixing myself if i can. If a guy cant then by all means take it in. By the look of your rates if the part is $600 and you charge $900(roundball) your charging $300 an hour for labor. Lets just say for some weird ass reason it takes two hours your charging. $150 an hour for labor. I charge myself zero am hour for labor. Most things i can do..some i dont want to do then i feel ita fair to take it in. This is the pro of learning to do it yourself and not rely on another person. It saves money. There are people tgat dont want to or cant and by all means take it in. Thw thread started as a questiin of diy or take it in. I gave my 2cents to something i see as very easy to fix. People can read and take what they want from it....

It truly does pay to learn to do things for yourself. You also need to figure your time is worth something. That may be seen as the cost is a learning experience or as time away from family, or in my case $155/hr. As a shop owner, I also have the risk, the insurance, technicians to pay, building costs, etc. and need to turn a profit for growth. Thats business. Buying it online is a "do it yourself" price and you can definitely save money doing it yourself.

 

[Fester]

It truly does pay to learn to do things for yourself. You also need to figure your time is worth something. That may be seen as the cost is a learning experience or as time away from family, or in my case $155/hr. As a shop owner, I also have the risk, the insurance, technicians to pay, building costs, etc. and need to turn a profit for growth. Thats business. Buying it online is a "do it yourself" price and you can definitely save money doing it yourself.

Yup absolutly. And I totally understand it costs you to run a business. For me it comes down to time. Could i swap an engine? Sure, do I want to? Nope. I would take it in to have it done. To me there is absolutly value in that. To others the clock spring may be way over their head and they should take it in as they see value in that.

 

[Retired-Guy]

Fester had a great write up. At my shop, you would be looking at $920.00 out the door. The clockspring list from the dealer is $718. There are aftermarket ones available through Oreillys and Napa, but for an item that constantly moves, incorporates the steering angle sensor, and is involved with the airbag, I would recommend a dealer item.

Wish I had talked to you guys sooner. A shop in Bismarck socked it to me double what you are stating. But its only money!