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bLaQ.bOi Mentor

bLaQ.bOi

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ok so what you guys think

i was f**king around on nengun before just clicking what i wanted without even thinking about the budget

raked up over 10 grand lmao

is it better to buy all the parts and hand them over to a workshop? to install?

or is it better to do it completely through them

some workshops cant source certain parts thou...

better option cost and effectiveness

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adam-__- Grand Master

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I would say it's better to get the parts you want then get a workshop to install them for you because if you got the workshop to do everything, they'll charge you on the time they used to search for the parts. Not sure if they'll actually charge you on the time used to search for the parts, but I would assume they would?

Fujiwara Proficient

Fujiwara

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Definitely source all the parts yourself.

Much MUCH CHEAPER than getting it at one place.

Although they will give u a discount, it would still cost alot more than if you were to source the parts yourself.

And if you are purchasing overseas, watch out for import fees and taxes.

Most people are lucky, but you could get caught out and pay heaps.

R31Nismoid Grand Master

R31Nismoid

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All depends on the parts in question as to who would be cheaper.

Buying all parts yourself inst necessarily the cheapest way, and people saying so as incorrect.

eg. Fuel pump. Why pay $$$ for a Jap one when your mech can probably get a Bosch one trade, for half the price of the Jap one.

adam-__- Grand Master

adam-__-

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All depends on the parts in question as to who would be cheaper.

Buying all parts yourself inst necessarily the cheapest way, and people saying so as incorrect.

eg. Fuel pump. Why pay $$$ for a Jap one when your mech can probably get a Bosch one trade, for half the price of the Jap one.

:/ didn't think about that.

TurboX Mentor

TurboX

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WE all want to do a job at the cheapest price, which is not exactly what the owner of any business wants as he has to pay the overheads and make a profit to stay in business and support you if you have problems later!

But why not give the option to the "Workshop" to quote the labour and the parts AND give them the pricing you sourced and supplier name as well?

This will give them the opportunity to see where your coming from, and for both of you to agree on the price and mutual plan of source and supply.

Remember there can be great benefits to working with a workshop where they know they will make a reasonable margin and you will know they will do a great job and look after you if there are any hicupps along the way.

In most cases you always get what you pay for, - pay peanuts and you get what monkeys would do!

No I don't own an Automotive workshop! :/

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

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i also agree with turbox. if you walk in with an armful of parts they will charge you more in labour than if you had let them get them for you. also if you have a problem with a part that isn't caused by their installing it wrong you have to go where you bought it and the workshop may charge you to remove the old one and fit the new one, which i see is fair since they shouldn't have to do work for free if all they did was fit something you bought elsewhere.

as for the price of parts through the workshop, more often than not they are charging you retail price for it. they buy it at trade price and then put their mark-up on it which brings it up to retail. companies like nengun don't carry the stuff in stock, they just order straight from the supplier and have it sent to you, so they don't have to worry about paying big rent, insurance and other overheads that a workshop has, and they work off a quantity bassis. the more they can sell the cheaper they can have the prices to get the same profit.

BAMR33 Mentor

BAMR33

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Better off buying the parts through the traders on this site. I mean they're cheaper than trade prices at places like Repco etc. And performance shops buy shops buy some of there parts from repco etc. so go figure.

Just for a laugh I went into my local performance shop and inquired how much an 040 installed would be, he said $370 for the pump and wouldn't quote on labour (piss weak). I paid $200 for the 040 through this forum and installed it myself for free.

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