[W126 Coupe] FW: repair cost questions

[toelsner at mindspring.com]

I know that most places don't accept bringing your own parts as their real profit is in tha part, not the installation.  I once had success with my old mechanic.  When he wanted to charge me the going price for fuel pumps for my wife's 190E, I told him what I could get it for.  He then came back with Piru for the same price as Bosch off the web...makes one wonder.  

Thanks for the price on the sunroof Steve.  I was thinking it was going to run me about $1k...your price experience was considerably better.
Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
Sent: Mar 15, 2005 3:15 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] FW: reapir cost questions

Anders where'd you go to? You tried that Mitch Carr place I talked about
yet? They also aren't a fan of outside parts, typically they charge a
little more for labor if you bring your own parts, though when I needed
a fuel distributor and all they could get was $1800 for the distributor
and I could get a rebuilt one for $400 they installed the part I brought
in at the normal labor rate, so I guess it depends on how reasonable it
is to bring your own parts in.
Richard

-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Anders
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:32 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] FW: reapir cost questions

Tom,
I recently had the front shocks replaced by an independent shop. They
would not do it if
I supplied the parts. Instead, they charged me $124 per Bilstein
shock(!), labor was $74
for replacing both, part of more stuff they did. Make sure your shop
accepts that you
supply parts....
Hope this is of some help,
Anders



		
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