plugs and wires foe $300?!

justinwalden · 01-07-2008, 12:57 PM

i got quoted $310 from a local car place to change my spark plugs and wires. im getting boned big time.

**FitchVA** · 01-07-2008, 01:00 PM

why not do 'em yourself for a LOT less?

88XJSport · 01-07-2008, 01:00 PM

You cant do it yourself? Plugs and wires are about 20 dollars if I remember correctly.

SuperStreetJeep · 01-07-2008, 01:03 PM

I say go get your own plugs and wires change them in the parking lot of the dealership take the BS they put in and give them back and drive home laughing at them

justinwalden · 01-07-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperStreetJeep

I say go get your own plugs and wires change them in the parking lot of the dealership take the BS they put in and give them back and drive home laughing at them

good plan

me and my step dad took one of the plugs out yeaterday and decided they needed to be changed and i sayed wanna go to autozone and he sayed no. bad call

**XJK** · 01-07-2008, 01:31 PM

WOW, plugs and wires take all of 45 minutes and cost +/- 30$. DIY

-Kyle

SuperStreetJeep · 01-07-2008, 01:32 PM

his dime? I wouldnt worry then.

**19OlllllllO41** · 01-07-2008, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jcwalden

good plan

me and my step dad took one of the plugs out yeaterday and decided they needed to be changed and i sayed wanna go to autozone and he sayed no. bad call

Well no offense, but your step dad is a ****ing moron then, nothing wrong with getting your parts from Autozone and doing it yourself. One of the EASIEST DIY projects to do.

in_motion · 01-07-2008, 06:40 PM

hell, i just did it myself for $35 and 20 minutes of work.

DIY FTW!!

xjpilot · 01-07-2008, 06:41 PM

I wonder why the job is so expensive. Maybe the wires hide something special, like oompa loompa's that jump out and become spotters?

chance_p · 01-07-2008, 06:44 PM

one of the reasons people like cherokees so much is that parts are cheap and they are very easy to work on. your step dad sounds like a moron

**4x4grey88** · 01-07-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jcwalden

i got quoted $310 from a local car place to change my spark plugs and wires. I'm getting boned big time.

I would tell that person "thank you, and I will take my car now" . Drive it to the auto parts store and purchase the parts myself. If you are not mechanically inclined then ask your friend next door to help you out.

lifted92xj · 01-07-2008, 06:49 PM

you can buy the tools, parts and lunch for you and another person and it wouldnt be half of that

itasor · 01-07-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jcwalden

i got quoted $310 from a local car place to change my spark plugs and wires. im getting boned big time.

Well, I think that's a rip off not only to DIY, but also to other car places.

When we first bought my XJ it was running a little bit rough so the local Jeep dealer did plugs, wires, rotor, cap, air filter, and some spark knock TSB for right around $300, maybe $325. That was with all Mopar/OEM stuff too.

**balloo93** · 01-07-2008, 07:00 PM

I'd assume they are getting dealer parts for cost and charging you the dealer parts at mark up. Thne they are charging you labor and have a preset alotted time associated with it. ie you are paying for an hour wether it takes an hour or 30min.

Buy yourself a good plug socket and a mid length extention to go with the socket wrench you should have.

You can get a set of Accel wires, cap, and rotor from Summitracing.com pretty cheap. They may even have set with plugs as well.

Spend the cash on the plug wires. Inspect the cap and rotor and if they look okay don't replace them.