Rwc Items R33 S2 Gtst

[R33_SII_97MSPEC]

Hi all,

I've finally decided to sell my 1997 R33 GTST after having it for nearly 8 years. Its been a great car to have and except for a few minor issues (coil packs / AFM) it has ticked along reliably - interior and exterior in very good condition. I'm in need of a more 'family friendly' car so the time has come to let her go. I took it into a local workshop last week to get a quote for a RWC. The following items were picked up and I was just wondering whether I'm being taken for a ride or whether the work and pricing seems OK.

Also if the below does seem really expensive, any recommendations on where I could take it without costing an arm and leg and get the RWC done? (I live south east of Melbourne).

Parts Labour Total

Caster Rod Bushes 80 150 $230.00

Resurface Headlamp 60 $60.00

RHF Shocker 260 99 $359.00

Rear Tyres 300 $300.00

Rocker Cover Gasket 90 160 $250.00

Front Tierods 80 50 $130.00

+ boot 10 $10.00

4 wheel alignment 90 $90.00

Rear tierod end 80 50 $130.00

Front Rotors 160 $160.00

Rear Rotors 160 $160.00

Rear pads 65 200 $265.00 *includes labour cost for rotors

Exhaust earth strap

* they said the rotors were 27.9mm on the front but needed to be 28mm and on the back are 15.8mm and need to be 16mm?

Total cost:$2144 + $150 for the actual RWC.

On top of that the radiator has just started to leak slightly from the top so I asked for a quote for replacement of that, the below was their quote:

Part: $350

Labour $150

Total $500

Total with radiator: $2794-

The car is pretty stock and comparative cars on carsales.com.au seem to be up for around $7500 - $9500 mark. I know that doesn't mean they are selling for that though necessarily.

Sorry for the long post....

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Cheers.

[Ben C34]

Well, they are correct about rotor minimum thicknesses, but some of those prices are crazy! Replacing the rocker cover gaskets couldn't take longer than an hour of you had no clue, so the 160 labour they want to charge is nuts. Also the head light resurface? I have rubbed toothpaste on mine with a rag and they came up sweet, and recently used some Mcguires scratch x (for paint scratches) and my headlights look as new. also pretty weird to just replace one shocker.

Edited October 6, 2013 by superben

[Ben C34]

And wtf is the exhaust earth strap?

[Zurlox]

[Ben C34]

ahh k. So who gives a crap if it's not there? Surely that's not a roadworthy item?

[R33_SII_97MSPEC]

Hey,

Thanks all for the responses so far.

They did advise replacing both front shockers but purely for a road worth they said only the front right would need to be done. I've also heard of using toothpaste to shine up the lights, does this damage them though?

Anyone have recommendations on where to take it to have the work done?

Alternatively I could try and sell it without rego I suppose?

Cheers.

Well, they are correct about rotor minimum thicknesses, but some of those prices are crazy! Replacing the rocker cover gaskets couldn't take longer than an hour of you had no clue, so the 160 labour they want to charge is nuts. Also the head light resurface? I have rubbed toothpaste on mine with a rag and they came up sweet, and recently used some Mcguires scratch x (for paint scratches) and my headlights look as new. also pretty weird to just replace one shocker.