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front strut caps noisy

front strut caps noisy

Postby 90915-YZZA2 » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:33 pm

Just got my car back from a dealership and they advised me on the "noisy front strut caps" and gave me an estimate of $424+tax+alignment $87.49. :cry:

Sure this rattling noise irritates me but that's sounds kinda pricey to me...

What do you think, is it possible to do DIY??

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Postby SolaraBlue » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:54 pm

dealers will always charge you the most money. try looking around for some lower prices. im not quite sure if this is something you can do yourself.... someone on here should know....
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Postby trdkamuri51o » Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:07 pm

strutmounts run ya about 150 per set..

add in labor thats about equal...

but that is just me
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Postby 90915-YZZA2 » Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:20 pm

When I asked the dealership guy for a quote I did not state I needed it to eliminate the noise - I just asked how much would the struts replacement cost...

This might be a stupid question to some of you but do you think changing the mounts would get rid of the noise or would I need to have the struts changed as well? 'Cause I think changing the strut mounts would be cheaper?
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Postby TRD MCV20L » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:22 am

90915-YZZA2 wrote:When I asked the dealership guy for a quote I did not state I needed it to eliminate the noise - I just asked how much would the struts replacement cost...

This might be a stupid question to some of you but do you think changing the mounts would get rid of the noise or would I need to have the struts changed as well? 'Cause I think changing the strut mounts would be cheaper?

Might as well upgrade and get coilovers.
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