how much does the dealer charge for install on the trd springs?

i want to get them on my xD when i buy it, and the dealer told me that the instal would be added to the price.

tryin to figure the total cost that my ride will be. thanx

 

They will quote close to 2 hours per corner, so depending on their labor rate it will be in the $400+ ballpark.

In reality it should not take them more than 2-3 hours to do the entire car (took me 2.5 hours in my garage with no help).

Don't forget to add another $75 or so for alignment.

 

how did u do urs.

do u really NEED a spring compresor (SP) or is there another way?

 

also i ment like i want them to be on the car when it gets to the dealer, if that makes a diffrence.

or if they can do that at all.

 

Dealer will install the springs - it's not done at the factory or port, so you are at the dealer's mercy.

TRD springs come with a decent install manual, wasn't much of a challenge. And spring compressor is necessary to remove the front stock springs - other than that it's all done by hand. Spring compressor can be "rented" for free from Autozone or a pretty much any other parts store.

 

awsome man. thanx for ur help.

now i just need to decide if i want to do it myself. i dont really want to screw my car up on accident , but dont want to pay the dealer price either.

 

I think the main thing would be to make sure you don't drop the compressor with the compressed spring in it. A spring popping out and punching a hole in your chest will probably ruin your day.

 

yeh that might rain on my parade.

im gonna get my bro to let us install some trds on his tC first then we will do mine.

he's the guinea pig

 

That's a very good way to approach things. I didn't jump into installing springs by myself either. A friend of mine helped me do the Matrix that I used to have, then we did my tC, and after that I started doing installs for people myself in my little garage. xD was the first install that I didn't have anybody watching my back or ready to dial 911 if half a car landed on my lap.

 

haha, well congrats on that. lol.

so u think we can do it, cause this is both our first time to do springs.

any advice? cause i really dont want to screw up his car. or mine when i get it. plus i hear that the manul for the trd spring install is like 43 pages long. that is alot to read.

but i played with legos hard core when i was little so maby it wont be as hard as i think if i look at it as if it where really big legos.

 

Manual for TRD springs install is 8 pages or so, but they don't mention removing wiper cowl and wiper motor mechanism that I had to remove.

Other than that it's very similar to xA install.

 

so how did u figure out how to get that off?

self explanitory (SP) i guess.

u didnt happen to take pics of the install did u?

 

Just common sense, as with most installs. The wiper mechanism was about a dozen bolts and a couple of clips plus two nuts that hold the wipers themselves.

I didn't take pictures - was in a hurry to finish the install before dark (started it after I got home from work). There is nothing really that tricky. Install manual has pictures, too.

 

sounds good. ima have to say that im gonna do it myself then.

thanx for all of yalls help.

ill hit yall up if i get stuck.

 

if you have the slightest mechanical know-how, you should be just fine. it's a bit intimidating to get under there for the first few times, but i've learned to to most all of my work myself, instead of having a shop overcharge me (my local nissan dealer wanted to charge me 800 f*****g dollars to install springs on my Z31, it took about 3 hours...)

besides, real men like to get dirty :p
good luck, i'd like to hear how these springs feel compared to the stock ones.

 

Read my review couple of threads down ;)

 

thanx for the boost there frontier.

ill let u know how it is when i get it done.

 

No problem, always up for encouraging self-serve car work ^_^