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Went in today to try and get a couple of daft parts... no luck all obsolete.
still while I was there I thought I'd price up a clutch and a fitting price all from the main dealer as my local garage is doing it
VW want..
Clutch friction plate and pressure plate .... = £201
Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

My local is charging £150 to fit and £115 for the LUK kit from GSF

sure made me laugh

LUK clutch £115 from GSF, wow that has gone up, last year I renewed the clutch on the Scala, full LUK kit from GSF £42 plus a couple of quid for the end cap and bearing!
I would ask them to check the price mate or try Euro Car parts!

kevtherev wrote:Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

robbing gits. i can do them in under 3 hours on the driveway. they shuld be quicker than that with a nice workshop and ramp to use

Nate wrote:

kevtherev wrote:Fitting would four and a half hours @ £100 per hour ..... = £450

robbing gits. i can do them in under 3 hours on the driveway. they shuld be quicker than that with a nice workshop and ramp to use

It's not about how long it actually takes, it's how long the book tells them it takes.

I wanted the service light resetting on a Lupo, so I took it to the dealer. They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum. I think that, including finding out how to do it (by searching the web), it took me 5 minutes.

the edmundator wrote:They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

I just put in a new luk clutch kit £50 inc vat from gsf you go and buy it then just give it them to fit

Nate wrote:

the edmundator wrote:They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

If it's on a Smart, that's a bargain.

Or a Renault Megane. I saw a feature on Fifth Gear about changing a light bulb on one of those, I think it took well over an hour.

me mate works for renault and to change the buld you have to take the wheel off!!!! if its a HID its even more difficult i think the wheel liner has to come out unless you have very small hands!!!!!

modern cars for you!!!!

If you ever want a truely eyewaterring quote, ask a renault main dealer for a price to replace the heater matrix on a 2001 Espace.

Their answer will probably be "scrap it and go round the showroom for another one - it's the cheaper option".

steve wrote:

Nate wrote:

the edmundator wrote:They said they'd have to charge me an hour's labour as they charge that as a minimum.

that's standard accross most garages. we charge an hour labour to fit a headlight bulb

If it's on a Smart, that's a bargain.

as in one of these?



i've done a couple on the roadside. 2 minutes each side max

the edmundator wrote:Or a Renault Megane. I saw a feature on Fifth Gear about changing a light bulb on one of those, I think it took well over an hour.

eefy wrote:me mate works for renault and to change the buld you have to take the wheel off!

the older ones are really easy. the newer ones have 2 screws at the top of the unit that will let you tilt if forwards just enough to get your fingers in. bit fiddly, but you'll do both in 10 minutes

I remember someone telling me that a mechanic used his own kid for the megane headlights,
as his hands were too big.

Yeh definatly check the LUK clutch kit price mine was only around £30-£40 from my local motor factors a year or two ago.

Dearest one on here is £73.00ish
http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/Volks ... 0Kits.aspx
click on delivery options and you may find one near you.
Another one to investigate.
http://www.veedubspares.co.uk/products/ ... kswagen&q=
And a bit dearer
http://www.comline.uk.com/VW/Scirocco/clutch-kits
Good Luck

Big Boys Toys are are only £62 for a 210mm clutch kit made by Sachs.