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Michael James
TryHard
Queensland
V8 UZZ31 Limited

Posts: 216
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, December 14, 2009 - 05:53 pm, by:  Michael James (Wildwizard) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Had a few things that needed replacing so for those how are curious as to what it might cost here is the invoice I got.

http://wildwizard.abnormalpenguin.com/pictures/soarer/image1.jpg
http://wildwizard.abnormalpenguin.com/pictures/soarer/image2.jpg
Andrew Duaso
TryHard
Victoria
V8

Posts: 479
Reg: 02-2009

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Monday, December 14, 2009 - 06:35 pm, by:  Andrew Duaso (Andrewd) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wow 433 for leads, you can get custom made ones for much less, much less

i had some done a while back when i had a custom dizzy made on my VAL and had the leads made so i could run them differently.... anyway... wow 433 lol

bastards
Michael James
TryHard
Queensland
V8 UZZ31 Limited

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Monday, December 14, 2009 - 06:51 pm, by:  Michael James (Wildwizard) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Before you consider aftermarket leads on a 1UZ :-

http://www.planetsoarer.com/penski/ThePenskiFile.html
Myles Jantzen
Tinkerer
SA
SC 400 V8

Posts: 73
Reg: 08-2008

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Monday, December 14, 2009 - 10:20 pm, by:  Myles Jantzen (Maxx999) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How much better does your car run?
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Reg: 10-2005

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 06:36 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thats a very old article on Planetsoarer - there are plenty of good aftermarket leads to choose from now that fit properly and have good resistance.

$2K though, ouch!
Scott Casey
TryHard
nsw
soarer v8

Posts: 354
Reg: 02-2008

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 05:13 pm, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

OMFG
Evan Kaio
DieHard
Beautiful sunny good @ rugby NZ
'91 UZZ31. 92 TT

Posts: 557
Reg: 01-2007

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 06:02 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Parts prices are quite reasonable.
Don't forget guys the lead set comes with all the plastic bits and pieces.
Labour isn't to bad either, and includes tow fees.
Ali Saeed
Goo Roo
WA
V8 Limited

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 06:04 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeh looks pretty fair to me. isnt exactly minor is it when they change the waterpump lol..
Aiden Cheese
TryHard
QLD
Soarer jzz30

Posts: 272
Reg: 09-2009

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 09:03 am, by:  Aiden Cheese (Chillpen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

At the mechanics shops i've been to they charge $110 per hour +.

As for parts, you went OEM.

You get what you pay for. IE: You were lazy and someone did it for you, it still would have been $1100 if you did the labour yourself with all the same parts.

See everyone's advice here is mixed "Go OEM" and then they see a price and say "Duh you should have gone aftermarket/custom".

Also read my thread in mechanical TT. Then decide which of us paid more for their service.

Yours was $2050? Mine was $700. Mine isn't done two weeks later.

Also you paid $72 to get it towed :-)
Scott Casey
TryHard
nsw
soarer v8

Posts: 357
Reg: 02-2008

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 11:55 am, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

wow $110hr

where i work the external rate $80, internal (me) $60.

genuine leads are good. Just like nike etc. you do have to pay for the "name" branded on the side.
Aiden Cheese
TryHard
QLD
Soarer jzz30

Posts: 278
Reg: 09-2009

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 12:09 pm, by:  Aiden Cheese (Chillpen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That was back in 2004 too, probably more now. Dealerships charge a lot more than the local mechanic. More overhead, accountants, dealer principals etc.
Michael James
TryHard
Queensland
V8 UZZ31 Limited

Posts: 218
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 08:40 pm, by:  Michael James (Wildwizard) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Labour was at fleet rates due to a quote

Car ran fine other than leaking coolant everywhere and the engine temp wasn't stable (thermostat stuck)

They didn't charge me for a new bolt on the air intake that was missing before, maybe they thought they lost it.

Just read Aidens thread and wow what a pain in the rear, mine is also my daily drive so I could never afford to have it off the road for so long as it was I had to wait for the leads to come from Melbourne.

I see no one has mentioned the km's on the clock yet.
Damian Ware
Goo Roo
Victoria
UZZ32

Posts: 1241
Reg: 10-2005

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 09:55 pm, by:  Damian Ware (Frozenpod) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Just broken in mate, all the parts prices were fine apart from the leads which were a bit rich.

Cant beat the OEM leads for quality but some of the aftermarket leads appear to be now more than satisfactory.
James Buchan
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31 V8

Posts: 188
Reg: 10-2008

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Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 10:01 pm, by:  James Buchan (Jrbuch) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Have Bosh leads in mine and runs pretty well i'd say :-)

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