dont know how to install them,so how much would a shop charge?


Modified by gsacuraintegra99 at 8:43 PM 3/8/2005

 

$15-40.

 

thats damn cheap..MOBWorks quoted me $160 for installation..more than the sidemarkers cost

 

dude, all you gotta do is trace the cut out hole from a jdm fender and cut it out on your USDM fender using a jig saw. In fact there are even cutout patterns on the internet for the side markers if you look hard enough.

and for the wiring, all you gotta do is tap the two wires from the bottom bumper corner lens and run the wire to the new side marker.

 

i say do it yourself...you will feel better about it afterwards... plus have 40-160 to spend on beer

 

flag hours for that at my dealership (that kind of work) is 2.2h @ 78$ labor cost (body shop fees) so your talkin 171.60 for the install...i would say just find yourself a good body guy and tell him you'll give him 50 bux each side cause a shop or a dealership body shop will rip you off.

 

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the jdm sidemarkers are an odd shape. i wouldn't feel comfortable doing it with no experience.

 

its not tough at all just tape the area off with masking tape draw your lines and start up the air saw i didnt even have to take the fender off

 

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100% agree on that..they charge everything they used and thouched..lol

 

go to those ricer shops. It should be no more than $50.

 

oh my god, cut a damn hole

 

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and take ur time

 

ouch .. get some tape

 

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haha its not just a 'hole', but i still say you do it urself.

 

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Qualified employee gets paid $20-25/hr. Professional equipment used to do the job. Cost to run electricity at the shop. Materials used to do a quality job.

Time it takes to prep and finish the job, at least 2 hours.

and you expect to pay only $50.00 Labor rates are $60-80 an hour. I know its just side markers, they dont seem to be that big of a job. But you have to realize the work that you pay for is being done by people who make a living like any of us. Everyone wants something for cheap... but we dont realize these people work hard for their money like us.

 

got them installed for $45

 

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i feel ya. yeah it may be easy for those who did it. but then again think of all the ways this could go wrong. too much pressure = bent fender. wrong size hole = fucked up fender. I mean if you **** up it's hard to turn back and redo, sometimes you're opted to get another fender. it's just...if you can do it for 30-40 for a quality job then i say go for it. whatever makes you most comfortable. i'd honestly say for me, I would be worried so i'd probably give it to someone more experienced to do.

 

Try cutting a hole like everyone else.. peer pressure

 

can someone post a few pictures of their installed sidemarkers?

I thought they sat flat on the fenders, but i guess im wrong..

 

if u want to save yourself some money...just take the fenders off yourself and bring them to the shop...then reinstall them and wire the sidemarkers yourself from your turn signals