Originally Posted by runner140*

"Guess I need to shop around"....Guess you need to do it yourself.
Its real easy. DIY.

Originally Posted by Purple92

Just my $0.02 - but I've done shocks on C4's, a C5 and a C6, and I don't think 1/2 hour per shock is reasonable!!! It takes a few minutes just to jack up the car, and remove the wheel, and get the car on a jack stand then you have to undo the shock mounting nuts, and remove the shock. If the old shock still has a gas charge in it - removal is NOT a 2 minute job !!! Once you get the old shock out - you need to compress the piston on the new shock, and tie it in place (I use this steel "mechanics wire"), then fit the new shock into the lower mount, and cut the wire while "guiding the shock rod into place on the upper mount. Then you tighten the mounting nuts, and replace the wheel, and lower the car. On the rears - sometimes you need to pull the rear tie rod end for decent access. On the C6 - I ended up pulling three of the four upper control arm mounting bolts, to make the shock removal easier.

For a Do It To-Yourselfer - figure at least 60 minutes per corner - ninety minutes is probably safer. Heck - it normally takes me at least 5 minutes just to get the piston rod compressed (I use a floor jack to push the shock up against a heavy work bench top) and tied into position with wire....