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Originally Posted by palum
I said that it is most likely a 20-30 minute job. He said he could not do it unless he charges me for one hour. It kind of rubbed me wrong, as I was more than willing to pay for a half hours worth of labor and felt that a
qualified "GM tecnician", should not need an hour for this job.
Stay well,
Charlie
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How long does it take for the tech to get the ticket, walk out to your car in the parking lot, drive it in, set the lift, get under the car, read the instructions, get the jackstand to hold the exhaust up, loosen the exhaust, remove the old plate, install the new plate, tighten up the exhaust, remove the jackstand, give the car a good look around while he is under there, lower the car, drive it back around, park it and then turn the ticket back in with the service writer?
The clock starts when the tech leaves his bay to go get the car, it stops when he turns the completed ticket in.
I think an hour of labor is very fair having done this exact install at home on my own lift.
If it was such a simple quick job you should have done it yourself. Would have been cheaper if you own any metric deep wheel sockets, Let's see I think you need a 15mm deep well socket, ratchet, and I want to say either a 12 or 13mm socket with a 6 inch extension and a set of ramps. I am betting that you could have gotten all of tools for under the $85-100 you would have spent at the dealership. And in the end you would have learned something about your car and had tools to show for it for your next project.
