02-04-2010, 12:28 PM | #29 |
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I would call them back, tell them you have the spec sheet in hand, and quote them $120-150 if they want the job. The kicker is, they ALREADY DID THE RESEARCH, although I've never heard of a dealership charging for reasearch either. They can either eat the time for research and get NOTHING or eat the time and make $$ on the alignment. The choice is theirs.
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02-04-2010, 12:41 PM | #30 | |
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I got this. http://www.pfadtracing.com/blog/wp-c...-alignment.pdf Allready broke that one too. |
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02-04-2010, 01:12 PM | #31 |
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Ok, I am an alignment technician. I work on tractor-trailers, and most trucks with 3 axles can be done for less than $300. Ok, to be honest, if a guy comes in with an exotic suspension that requires different adjustments, or more labor intensive adjustments I will have to charge more. Alignments are pretty competitively priced. I can imagine at $79.99 for a car you can't be allowed more than an hour. So I am guessing at $370 they had an extra 4 hours somehow. Right off the bat if a customer comes in with something other than stock I will tell that customer it will take longer, and this is why... The dealership should have told you it will be more expensive. I can guess they don't do too many Camaros, let alone ones that have been altered. There will be numerous adjustments, right and left toe, camber and caster. Rear toe and camber as well. There is a lot going on, but they really should have told you up front, or at least midway though when they were having trouble. I would definitely ask why it took so long and why you weren't told how expensive it would be. Maybe with the suspension you put on that time and cost is actually justified. Some suspensions are just really hard to work on, no design for serviceability what-so-ever.
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02-04-2010, 01:20 PM | #32 | |
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So I doubley agree. They should have called me. Oh well. I'm picking it up this evening and tomorrow morning I'll pay somone else to do it. And they will have apperently waisted bout 3 hrs. |
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02-04-2010, 05:10 PM | #33 |
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The OE aligment specs would work just fine. Looking at your attachment compared to the OE specs, they just have a hair more neg camber and a hair more castor. Which has more to do with a performance oriented alignment than the fact that is has a lower ride height.
An hour to research Ask them if they ever heard of Google. I found the OE specs and several recommendations from aftermarket suspension suppliers in a couple minutes. All the aftermarket specs are doing is giving it a bit more caster and neg camber for better track handling. You could do that same thing with the OE ride height. The downside of a performance alignment is more tire wear, and on a car you cant rotate the tires, might get expensive. Many have found that out on Corvettes. It gets passed all around the internet to do this special alignment with more negative camber. And then the following year those same folks are griping that the inside edges of their tires are wiped out. |
02-04-2010, 05:32 PM | #34 |
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No extra parts either. It's not like they had to buy stuff for it. Or use stuff on it. Just allign it. I don't care WHAT they say. You just don't pay 370.00 for an allignment.
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02-05-2010, 10:25 AM | #38 |
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By law, dealerships are allowed to charge up to 400% markup on parts and service.....
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02-05-2010, 10:56 AM | #40 | |
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This may be the very reason FEW people use them after the warranty expires.
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02-05-2010, 10:58 AM | #41 |
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$160 & someone who knows what they are doing.
You can check some of the other threads on coilover installation and even make some changes to the alignment, based on how you will be driving.
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Dude, its a dealership, they're ripping you off if you go with them.
My salesman keeps leaving messages on my home phone to get my oil changed soon since its on special: $110.... The oil and filter were $60 from wal mart. Tell the dealerships to go suck a fat one. Bastids.
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