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Re: I would save my money and DIY...
Posted by Steven Pfaff (more from Steven Pfaff) on Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:40:41
In Reply to: Re: I would save my money and DIY..., Gary G, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:33:29
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I agree, I can't even fathom spending $1000 for this job. I'm pretty sure you can buy the control arms for about $150, and they come with new bushings. If you did decide to upgrade to poly bushings, which last MUCH LONGER than rubber bushings, you'd still only be looking at another $100 or so. If you have any DIY experience, this job is only slightly more difficult than a brake job. I replaced my bushings a few months ago in a couple hours.
Even if you did have a shop do this, I still don't understand why it should cost $1000. List price on the control arms should be about $300 each for SAAB OEM and labor should be 3 hours or less, which should put the job at around $850 on the high end.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Update on wheel bearing failure...lower control arms, Finch, Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:08:53
- New Mechanic Needed, newwithasaab, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:55:34
- Re: Update on wheel bearing failure...lower control arm, Adam in Brighton, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 05:10:22
- I would save my money and DIY..., JustinB, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:02:16
- Re: I would save my money and DIY..., Adam in Brighton, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:34:58
- Re: I would save my money and DIY..., Gary G, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:33:29
- Re: I would save my money and DIY..., Steven Pfaff, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:40:41 <-- Viewing This Message
- How they're getting to $1,000, Finch, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 15:09:02
- Bad things about febi/bilstein? Where?, newwithasaab, Sat, 8 Aug 2009 20:54:05
- Re: How they're getting to $1,000, Gary G, Fri, 7 Aug 2009 10:30:30
- Try Rock Auto, Noel, Fri, 7 Aug 2009 05:29:20
- Re: How they're getting to $1,000, Steven Pfaff, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 20:36:00
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