guys, I was going to do this DIY this weekend, but ended up having some other stuff to do, so I went over to the local shop (Pep Boys) to have them install it. They said their labor manual suggested 5 hrs of labor for this job.

I obviously didn't let them do it, but was wondering if this sounds right?

 

no, my mechanic charged me 1hr of labor. (of course the better they are they can finish faster then that).

 

1hr sounds reasonable. 5 hours? not really....

 

I had no idea what I was doing - I just followed the DIY directions listed here and I did it in about an hour. A professional mechanic should be able to knock it out in an hour in his sleep

 

mine just arrived today... ordered last week... for a second i thought that they only sent me half of the bushings... i thought there was a large o-ring and two sets of bolt bushings per side... i am such a noob... won't be able to get this in until after i get back from vacation though...

 

Search; slow shipping; having a customer's car and having it broken into and not even helping the owner.
I also have a personal experience with them. if u have any q's PM me..or GSteg or just search

 

I just did this today but holy crap it was a PITA!

I did the passenger side first, bolted everything back up, went to the drivers side only to find out I have to redo those 3 bolts

took me forever to punch out the top bushing! I ended up taking my long extension and beating the living **** out of it with my mallet and it finally popped out.

then all the paint on the underbody just flaked off and kept on getting on my face.

the return is awesome. for 40bucks, it tremendously cuts the slack in the steering input. could be a tad tighter but maybe i'm asking much...or maybe it's time for the L-Tuned ECU.

 

or the 2001 gs430 steering ecu as its the same steering ecu as the l-tuned steering ecu!

i need to do this bushing soon though...

 

I use to think the L-tuned steering is the same as the GS430, however I drove my friend's GS400 with L-tuned ECU and it was heavier all around than any GS430 I've driven.

 

i got mine coming any day now.. i throw them on as soon as my coilover get here

 

well 2 years ago before i bought my gs i almost bought a l-tuned gs and did some research and thats what i found. they said the l-tuned steering ecu is the same as the 2001+ gs430 but i havent driven both to compare

 

All the ECUs practically look the same so its hard to tell if it's the real deal or not. But rest assure, I did feel a difference with them and that was heavier steering. All GS430s I've driven were far lighter. I actually had to use some muscle to turn the steering wheel.

 

henry give me some credit sir....i wasn't comparing how they physically look. my opinion and yes since i haven't driven one with a l-tuned like you have is just that, my opinion but it was gathered from research from people who did use them and have/had a newer gs430. either way...its gonna be hard to find one i would think....

sorry guys wasnt trying to jump off topic...back to the bushings

 

TMEngineering is..... Terrible with customer relations. I ordered 2 weeks ago, nothing's been shipped, no tracking number, no answer to emails, and no direct phone number.... I'd rather've not spent the $100 on bushings and deal with the slop in my 430.... Poor choice on my part by selecting a provider who doesn't care about their customers.

 

Guys, I ordered my bushing set from TM on Saturday and I already got it today.