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Originally Posted by Miagi
Hello
I have a 2003 996 that needs control arms and tie rods. the shop I deal with told me with an alignment it would be $1900. anyone in Austin that has an opinion or do it yourself tips? I find that to be ludicrous, but maybe it's me?
Miagi
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Actually, it is not that much out of line if they are using Porsche OEM parts. With even aftermarket units retailing at nearly $300 per, just the parts alone are going to start to run up a substantial amount pretty quickly, before you add in labor. I just ran an estimate on the control arms only on a commonly used repair estimate software package, and it kicked out $868 using aftermarket parts. Tie rod ends (aftermarket) added another $200 in parts plus additional labor. Throw in another $200 for a quality alignment and it starts to add up.
They may be slightly high, but not by an whole lot.