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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Hey, Can anyone let me know approx. how much it costs to have the tanabe springs installed on a 06 gs300awd? And also how long it may take...Thanks!
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Springs are roughly $250 and labor rate varies (approx. 2-3 hours installed)
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 04:36 AM
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Also take into account how busy the shop is. Some shops will have you bring in your car and queue it to work on later. So that 2-3 hour install time can just as easily become a day or two.

So, which springs are you getting? NF or DF?
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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mind explaining the purpose for the spring installation. Sorry for the ignorance...
thanks.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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Had my NF210's installed for $250. I took my car into the shop in the morning and they called me back later in the afternoon to pick it up.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jace7
mind explaining the purpose for the spring installation. Sorry for the ignorance...
thanks.
People usually swap out springs to lower their rides.
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Old Feb 3, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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I paid about $175 for my NF springs and had them installed in So. Cal for $200. Took the advice of the forum members and had my car aligned two weeks later. Rides nice and looks so much better then stock. It looked like a rally car stock :-) Just waiting on my 20's now.
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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People usually swap out springs to lower their rides.
thanks.

thought it might have had something to do with wanting a stiffer ride?
better for cornering?


didn't know installing springs was really only for lowering....
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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Just checking to see if anyone wants to get ride of their stock springs.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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Thanks everyone for the info. I purchased the nf210 springs and have received some ridiculously expensive quotes for installation here in VA. (i.e: $500 at one place, $700 at another) Hopefully I'll find a shop that charges a more reasonable price to get them installed.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Jai015
Thanks everyone for the info. I purchased the nf210 springs and have received some ridiculously expensive quotes for installation here in VA. (i.e: $500 at one place, $700 at another) Hopefully I'll find a shop that charges a more reasonable price to get them installed.
Jai -

Let me know where you end up taking your whip. Eventually, I'd like to get the same thing done. I've heard there are some good places in NOVA.
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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Wow, its amazing the price difference. Cost me $200 to have my springs installed. See the attached thread for the details and pics.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=spent
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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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Wow, its amazing the price difference. Cost me $200 to have my springs installed.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ighlight=spent
I bet it's all about demand and supply levels. When I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, there were tens of shops that did windows tinting; so I had two cars done for like a $120 each. When I moved to NoVa, I found that there were only 2-3 shops that did tinting, and the prices were in the upper $200, lower $300 area.

I think it might be a similar situation with the lowering springs. NoVa is a very rich suburbia, and I bet there isn't much demand for such work; hence lower supply; hence higher prices.

Plus the labor rates for everything are outrageous here!
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Modeler
I bet it's all about demand and supply levels. When I lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, there were tens of shops that did windows tinting; so I had two cars done for like a $120 each. When I moved to NoVa, I found that there were only 2-3 shops that did tinting, and the prices were in the upper $200, lower $300 area.

I think it might be a similar situation with the lowering springs. NoVa is a very rich suburbia, and I bet there isn't much demand for such work; hence lower supply; hence higher prices.

Plus the labor rates for everything are outrageous here!

I couldn't agree with you more. I moved down here from NY a little over a year ago and was surprised how much more the rates are. I don't mind paying a little but more, but paying $500 and up for a spring installation is a straight rip-off. I'm going to look around and if I can't find anything at a reasonable price, I will just bring it to NY to get the job done (since I go up there at least once a month).
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