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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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I was quoted $600.00 by local tuner to install a set of LG Street headers on my 2000 FRC. Is that a decent price? I'm considering installing myself but don't know for sure.

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Takes about 3-4 hours....whats the labor rate?

Its a realy straight forward installation but a PITA to do because of teh tight space's
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I didn't ask the shop what their hourly rate was but was just quoted $600 for install and $400 for a tune.
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A bit high IMO tune price is ok but headers oughta be around $350 to install IMO
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install price was 375.00
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I would think $350-400 would be a fair price. I installed mine myself, didn't take too long maybe 6 hours or so taking my time. You could probably find someone on the forum willing to help with the install. I'm always willing to lend a hand.

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Miami-Dade County area you're looking at 3 to 5 hours quoted labor time for a longtube install/plug+wire swap. The plugs and wires add little to no labor as they are usually removed anyway for the install.

With labor rates running from $75 to $125 that's gonna equate to a range of $225 on the extreme low end to $625 on the extreme high end. Most shops that have quoted me the job are right in the middle....$350.

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