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radiator replaced... how much did i get suckered?

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im hoping that the price isnt too bad.

had a radiator leak, took it to someplace that does good work that i know. but only had taken my car there once before. here is the breakdown.

1. coolant leak check 21.75
2. shop materials 19.95
3. replaced radiator 121.80
4. peal coolant 15.98
5. distilled water 1.99
6. metric clamp 4.90
7. radtiator 198.50

$87/hr labor it seems, but the best part is that i dropped it off at 6pm Friday and I can pick it up 2pm today (saturday)

thoughts?
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Post by Kelly »

Well. I think that looks about average.
Not to sure about the distilled aqua charge though. I mean, you dont really have to use distilled, but I suppose it really wouldn't hurt, and maybe its kinda nice attention to detail.
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Post by joeWM »

probly would of been alot cheaper if u did it urself :)
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Post by theflystyle »

no access to a garage and yea its not a hard job. he showed me the old radiator, never noticed the ends are plastic. the new one is all metal.
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Post by evolutionmovement »

You don't need a garage, but those prices seem fair. Seems like they charged you almost an hour and a half for labor? Can't tell, but it lists 121.80 to replace. That's high IMO unless they're counting old coolant disposal. I've swapped the radiator in half an hour on the street even fighting rusted screws on the fans. Had to get a new plastic container to drain the coolant and that was it.
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Post by Buffman »

The plastic end units have about the same life expectancy as all metal units. Sometimes quality is a hit or miss. $200 isn't bad for the radiator. I hope it has a decent warranty on it. If it's a turbo model I recall those Rads costing more than $200 so that would be a good deal.
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Post by Kelly »

It really probablly takes about a hour and a half hour to do it, and make sure its done right. Drain, R&R, refill, burp, heatcycle, testdrive, and check for leaks.
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Post by joeWM »

Buffman wrote:The plastic end units have about the same life expectancy as all metal units. Sometimes quality is a hit or miss. $200 isn't bad for the radiator. I hope it has a decent warranty on it. If it's a turbo model I recall those Rads costing more than $200 so that would be a good deal.
i just had to buy a new one for my SS only $187
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yeah they did make sure all the air was out, that seemed to take a while but is a non turbo and it was about 1.6 hrs on the bill
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Post by xoomer »

I bought my turbo radiator for $130 If that helps?
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Post by Richard »

Bought my radiator from the dealer for ~$320.
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Post by James614 »

Holy crap! You can get an aluminum racing rad for like $100 less than that :shock:
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