993 Suspension Upgrade- How much should I be paying?

[Pickled Piper]

I'm thinking of sourcing parts from Carnewal; Bilstein HD dampers, MO30 springs and new anti roll bars. How much have people paid to have this lot fitted, corner weights set up and with four wheel alignment? I've been quoted about £600. Would appreciate any guidance.

Cheers.

pp

[leosayer]

£600? Bite their hand off and quickly.

[Pickled Piper]

leosayer said:

£600? Bite their hand off and quickly.

Leosayer, this is the cost for labour to install the suspension and set it up. I would be sourcing the parts myself. Sorry, if i didn't explain properly in the first post. Is it still good value?

pp

[verysideways]

I would have thought you'd be looking at maybe 6 hours to install the springs, dampers, and anti-roll bars (bearing in mind rusted bolts and stuff) say at £50/hr at a good indie, so that's £300.
Realistically a 993 setup (full four wheel alignment, kinematic toe, etc.) is usually around £200 from someone who knows what they're doing.
So i'd expect to pay around £500 inc vat.

Just my £0.02 - i'm not an "expert"

[angry]

Just had this done plus anti roll bars and geometry by JZ Machtech 563+VAT

[sundeep]

verysideways said:

I would have thought you'd be looking at maybe 6 hours to install the springs, dampers, and anti-roll bars (bearing in mind rusted bolts and stuff) say at £50/hr at a good indie, so that's £300. Realistically a 993 setup (full four wheel alignment, kinematic toe, etc.) is usually around £200 from someone who knows what they're doing. So i'd expect to pay around £500 inc vat. Just my £0.02 - i'm not an "expert"

aye I agree with this caller.... about £500 is a ball park figure

[Pickled Piper]

Cheers guys,

looks like the £600 is in the right ballpark. I just need to check if it's with or without VAT.

pp

[NineMeister]

Around 7-8 hours including wheel alignment is correct, for guidance our rate is £50/hr plus VAT.

[aceparts_com]

How much 9M to supply and fit upgraded suspension for my 993TT? I'm 50/50 road/track - don't really fancy adjustables suspension, I just want to enjoy it not analyse it.

[james_j]

I'd have thought, including parts, fitting and tracking, you'd be looking at £1800 to £2000ish.

[silver993tt]

I always love these quotes that state + VAT! Most of us are paying the VAT on top so why not quote the ACTUAL cost people have to pay?

It's like cheap (and I mean cheap not low cost) airlines quoting flights for 1p, and in very small print stating it's without taxes meaning you eventually pay £30 or whatever.

So, labour at £50 per hour is ACTUALLY £58.75, so over an 8 hour job that's actually an extra £70, thanks for letting me know

Quote the full prices please!

>> Edited by silver993tt on Tuesday 18th October 09:23