Author Topic: Cambelt change...garage prices  (Read 1564 times)

Blue MK2

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Cambelt change...garage prices
« on: 12 December 2004, 21:32 »
The Blue Mobil is having its cam belt and tensioner changed tomorow morning

anyone got clues about how much this should normaly cost?

i know the car is in good hands so i didnt bother geting quotes.


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Veedubgt18v

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #1 on: 12 December 2004, 21:37 »
round about the 100bar mark i would say thenparts on top

Blue MK2

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #2 on: 12 December 2004, 21:40 »
thats alrite. already got the new VAG parts and i forgot to mention the waterpump change too  :smiley:

Mixologist

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #3 on: 13 December 2004, 14:05 »
look at it like thius, its cheaper than the belt snapping!!!? i think when i got my local garage to give me a quote, they said about 90ish!? aint to expensive  :smiley:

Offline Deefadog

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #4 on: 13 December 2004, 21:18 »
Got mine done recently and aso had the head off for the  stem seals changed for ?160

So about ?90ish is about right i guess!
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Offline Helios_Blue_Valver

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #5 on: 13 December 2004, 22:27 »
Did mine myself and was about 60 in parts. would have been worth the extra cash to have someone else bruise their knuckles doing it. lol.

Blue MK2

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Re: Cambelt change...garage prices
« Reply #6 on: 14 December 2004, 19:01 »
cost 70 quid in the end.

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