$780 to install G3 intake
 

Thinking about what to do with some of the income tax refund, calling around and found a shop that sells and installs stillen components.

Long story short he quoted me $525 for the G3 intake plus $255 to install, 3 hours labor. I could do it myself but its to damn cold up here right now, plus this shop is owned by a Nissan dealership. I've been to shop and have seen some of his work. Looks real clean. The total would be $780, should I or shouldn't I,

Just want opinions if I'm getting riped off.

Also, looking to get a stillen exhaust installed probably sometime in April, right in time for spring.

Thanks

Man, save the coin. I did my install in less time than that... Should only take a shop that has done it before 1-1.5 hours tops. If its too cold, just go out for 5-10 mins at a time and take breaks

You're getting ripped off. The shop being owned by a Nissan dealership also suggests they price gouge.

that is a TERRIBLE price

:eek:

Just do it yourself. It doesnt take 3 hrs to install an intake. You should be able to do it in roughly a hr n 1/2. Bumper takes bout 20ish mins....less if youve done it before. Dremelling out the hole maybe another 20 mins and installing intake about 45ish mins with removing the engine brace. Just buy urself a portable heater. Haha this is not hard to do.

I laughed out loud at 3 hours. I assume for that amount of time they don't have tools and will do it all by hand.

NO! DO IT YOURSELF.

It is pretty easy.

wait tell spring and install them....

Do it yourself. Unless you make $80+ an hour (in which case why do you care about $255? :p), don't waste the money.

Yeah I did mine in 3-4 hours by hand using an adjustable wrench for half of it until I came to the cross brace removal. Didn't jack the car up for the bumper either. Then I went out to get proper tools. First time installing anything on any car outside of maintenance stuff. 3 hours? They'd have to be the most incompetent shop ever. Should be a 1 hr job if they know what they are doing.

Wow thanks for all the input, yea I think I will till spring and do it myself. I found the install DYI anD will study it for my "test"

Thanks again!

That sounds like my own personal hell... 3 hours with an adjustable wrench. :wtf2:

Agreed, do it yourself or if you want to take it to a shop swimg by Real Auto Dynamics in oceanside, NY. Its like an 1/1.5 hour install for them

That's a rip off man don't do it, I did it my self in the middle of jan. I live in Chicago il so u can imagine how was the weather. Anyhow I went to Home Depo and rent me a blower heater for like 80dollars and did it myself in less then 2hours the DIY thread I wish I can give u the link explains detail by detail on how to do it. Gd luck and don't go to the shop if u can.