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Well, if your mechanic allows you to purchase parts outside of their shop, that is pretty darn nice of them. Most shops won't let you bring your own parts in for fear that they might end up putting on junk, and be responsible for it.
Unfortunately, $200 labor sounds about right to me, and yes it IS steep, but not compared to everyone else out there. This is exactly why most of us do all of our own wrenching. The more small jobs we have to farm out to shops, the less money we end up with in the paint job, or motor build funds.
All shops will have to say on this subject is, if you want to do it cheaper... invest in your own lift and tools.
You just have to weigh out the pros and cons of your current situation.
If you are working 60 hours a week, are 70 years old and have to lay in a 35 degree puddle of water on the drive to change these, 200 bucks then sounds like a pretty good deal. If you are 20 years old, with a part time job, and your buddy has an empty heated garage... 200 bucks is a total rip off.
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