im gonna go buy some metal to make my subframes today or tomorrow and i was thinking ill just buy double so i can make another set, like i did last time to my brothers stang. what should i charge to build and install them for somebody. there are a few kids i know want them around soo i was thinking 100 but maybe 150.. its gonna cost me maybe $30 in material but i have to drive an hour to get the stuff, then have to put them together and on... dont wanna rip anybody off what you guys think
Well....a exhaust shop charges what 20-30 bucks to do it? Im not sure, i dont have any yet. But you figure you will spend atleast $80 on a set, then intall. I would say $125-130 maybe. Depends on how good you are and how good the SF will be.
yea i think an exhaust shop would charge more than that. they get like 20 just to put it on the lift plus an hour labor i would guess
It doesnt take an hour to weld up subframes though does it? Hopefully some other guys will come in who have taken theirs to a shop.
I would think that if the quality is there then $150 is the top end of reasonable for a DIY subframe kit...
Your getting ripped. I took my car to an exhaust shop (national chain) to reweld the exhaust hangers, and they charged me $7, plus they let me come in there while it was on the lift to check some other stuff out. I would say $30 would be about right as far as what they would charge me to do SF's. They said the only reason my hangers were $7 was because that is their minumum charge. Brandon
Thats like the shop i go to. Some shops will try to get you. My vote is for $110-$125...depending on quality i think.
well im not actually getting ripped. i never went to an exhaust shop. i guess i was ASSuming. i wouldnt put up a car for under $20 but i guess chains do it cause they want repeat customers and they do stuff that loses money to make people happy. thanks for the input guys
The place i go to isnt a chain, just a guy that "takes care of people" thus is huge amount of business he gets.
