Lexus408

Is paying $1350 with labor a good price for the F-Sport Exhaust? Let me know what you guys think. Thank you.

Kurtz

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Seems quite high to me... Sewell sells this for $1067 at the CL price... shipping is around $50.

Install time, with a couple wrenches and ramps in a parking lot, is 15 minutes... so I wouldn't pay a shop at all for it, but if I did I sure as heck wouldn't pay more than 30 minutes of labor ($30-50 bucks) given it'll actually take them 10 minutes, tops.

So you're overpaying by around 200 bucks from my estimate (even with paying for install)

Lexus408

Thank you for the quick response. I was thinking the same thing when I received the estimate. The parts from Sewell do they come with any warranty?

I was being charged 150 for labor for an hours work. Makes me laugh hearing it only takes about 15 minutes to do this process.

ddhleigh

Took me around 25 min I think. Can't remember and I'm a total noob around car parts. Wrench, wd-40, some type of water based lube for the rubber thingys, ramp/jack and you're done.

Kurtz

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All F-sport parts come with a 1 year warranty.

If you overpay to have a dealer install them then the warranty becomes either:
1 year
or
Remainder of your factory warranty

whichever is longer.


Note however, this is just an axle-back exhaust.... a few pipes with no moving parts. I can't imagine why you'd ever need any warranty on it at all unless it shows up damaged in shipping (and even that that's not really a warranty issue)

The only F-sport parts I could see any value at all to a 'longer' warranty on are the springs/shocks.

starknight

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As i know sewell is the cheapest, labor from a shop is about $50

my1s250

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got mine for 950 plus tax at sewell the week after thanksgiving

rookieIS

iTrader: (8)

too high.. if you dont have the right tools and garage try to ask a friend to help you. it only takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish! even IF a shop charges you for an hour labor, it shouldn't cost $150.

Wunko

Only 15 minutes to do this? WOW, a shop I talked to said 2 hours of labor to install a dual exhaust would be $160. Then someone I know said he could do it for $100 but at least that was cheaper than the shop I talked to.

$50 for install seems much more fair then!

JoshIS408

iTrader: (11)

Two jack stands and a jack and your set. GL

Lexus408

Was that on black friday? Right now it's 1124 with shipping. Still a better price than what I was quoted. Just need to find a place to do the labor for cheap.

Lexus408

Did you put the exhaust on yourself? I see your from the 408 as well. Small world.

Initial G

iTrader: (38)

Best bet would to shop around for shops to install the exhaust. I didn't have the tools so I shopped around and found a local shop to install the exhaust for $75 and the wait time was only 25 minutes. Anthing over $150 would be too much in IMHO. Good luck.

JoshIS408

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No haha. SonicMS did. Id did on the civic...i assume its the same process. My old username acutally used to be "LexusIS408" lol.

Kurtz

iTrader: (1)

Really, do it yourself. It's incredibly, incredibly easy. Back the car onto a pair of rhino ramps and you'll be done 15 minutes later. Maybe 20-30 if you've never done it before.





15 minutes for an axle-back like the F-sport... if you wanted a shop to do a FULL dual exhaust (like the Joe Z) that's a bit more work... though I'd still find 2 hours a bit high for a shop with a lift and air tools.