Installation prices ouch

[DKsideBimmer]

wow so i went to currys auto in va, and asked how much they would charge to put the cams in and tune them i got a whooping figure of 1300 and also i got a quote for headers haha try 808, i kno its hard to get the headers off but is it worth 800 hard earned dollars. someone give some advice on where to go. i really dont want to try and do my own cams on the grounds that i may ruin something. the hearders i suppose ill have to do myself. anyways someone give me some ideas on where to go for better prices

[blk323is]

find a mechanic that can work on bmw's. like a smaller shop

good luck

[m3fan8ic]

call Martin motorsports in alexandria 703-823-9735 and speak to Gary tell him Sid sent ya

[OhhNoo]

yeah they were quoting me 7 hours for clutch at 125 bucks per hour. Im getting a friend to do it for 4 hours at 50 bucks

[Matt Curry]

We are not the cheapest guys in town, nor the most expensive. Currys uses industry standard pricing policies and guidelines. We stand behind all of our work, have experienced, certified professional technicians who use cutting edge technology and equipment. Proffesional technicians and state of the art eqipment aren't cheap. We take pride in our outstanding customer service, reputation and the quality of work that we produce. We have thousands of very satisfied BMW enthusiasts as customers and are proud to be part of the BMW community. Please let me know if there are any addional concerns, I can be reached directly at 571-522-1007.

Matt Curry

[DKsideBimmer]

go figure currys knows about this crew haha eee i guess if u want it done rite u gotta pay the price

[Kevin]

Originally posted by DKsideBimmer
wow so i went to currys auto in va, and asked how much they would charge to put the cams in and tune them i got a whooping figure of 1300 and also i got a quote for headers haha try 808, i kno its hard to get the headers off but is it worth 800 hard earned dollars. someone give some advice on where to go. i really dont want to try and do my own cams on the grounds that i may ruin something. the hearders i suppose ill have to do myself. anyways someone give me some ideas on where to go for better prices

cams are difficult to install on vanos cars but not $1300 difficult

and $808 to install headers ......wow...I'll do it for you for $500 in that case (I'd feel bad too)

I know Curry's does good work(and they have the rep.) but those prices are outrageous

[swig]

1300 bux?! wow, im going to have to drop out of college. I think i could sell my perfectly good stock engine and take the 1300 bux and just buy a whole M3 engine

Just kiddin...i guess u get what u pay for

[330ti]

$1300 gtf out of here. That is way overpriced. I would get a break down on that. I was quoted $275 from a very popular (some call him the best BMW motor builder in the Race seen) and awsome mechanic, and the highest price quote I got was $450.

[Arman]

Curry's prices are high, but around the VA area it
is very hard to find people that do good work and stand by it 100%. If you got the money, Curry's is the place to go to simply because you don't have to deal with headaches later on down the road. Ask me how I know? because I've been to a lot of shops around here, sometimes when you try to save money, you end up dealing with so much more headache that at the end of the day is not worth it. I've got a lot of work done by curry's and never had a problem.

[nicom3]

I too can vouch for Currys as well, i just recently spoke with Chris Coulter from the Chantilly shop for some work and altho i was getting a bunch of stuff done and added to my car, i can safely say that if i had any problems that they would stand behind their work and do whatever they need to do to remedy any problem.

Just like the saying goes, you pay for what you get.

[///Samson]

http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.as...AT=BMW%20TOOLS

The tools equal up to $500 and over .. . . . Cam's need to be timed just right. You can't just drop them in...so shops are going to charge you the same price of a Hollywood hooker.

[OldSkoolBmw]

If you think $500 for some tools to align cams is alot. You definitly haven't priced shop equipment. That's a drop in the bucket. Installing cams comes from that it's a PITA job with lots of warranty stuff. They can screw up your engine big time if it's done wrong. (not saying that it will be but if the guy whos doing the job makes a mistake, we all do, it becomes a headache) It is going to take one shop guy all day to do. Now if they do this and you have any rattle, tick, tap that comes from your valve train within the next like 2-3 months.. you're gonna think there was an installtion issue and want them to look at it regardless if it has anything to do with your cams or not. It's alot of headache to take your $1300 and use it to pay employees, tools, lights, electric, rent, payroll. It costs that much just to stay in business hence why places can charge $125 an hour to work because by the time they get done buying the tooling, computers, clean workshop, enviromental disposal stuff and highering a clean cut nice guy who knows what he's doing. It probably costs $85 an hour for them to do that job. Want clean shop and good service be willing to pay. If you get your friend to do it for $300 you don't get a warranty or a guarentee that it is done right. Plus ur friend is gonna need that tool..