Timing belt job on B5 S4 Audi -vs- Independent Shop

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Old 03-10-2006, 11:01 PM
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Default Timing belt job on B5 S4 Audi -vs- Independent Shop

My car is nearing 70K and I now the importance of doing the timing belt, water pump, rollers, tensioners, etc... on this car at around these miles. My cousin is a VW Tech for Larry Roesch and highly recommends me getting my work done at Audi -vs- Independent shop for the simple fact that it would be easier for a dealership to replace any parts, including engine, that may be damaged due to erros caused by the dealership when doing the job. He says that if I have any issues I would be more secure...bad thing is that I stoppoed by Schaumburg Audi and they quoted me about $1500 for the job!!! That's pretty high...I would say it's almost double an independent shop such as Dubwerks, CPT, GRD, Renn-Art, etc... What would you guys do?????
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Default Buy the kit from ecs tuning and then pay the dealership or independent shop to put it on for you...

That way you only pay labor at the dealership and there is no markup on parts.
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Default but if something were to fail youll pay for labor twice

I suggest just buying the stuff from whoever you decided to have install it. That why if something goes wrong, theyll replace it 0 cost to you.
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CPT. He will back up his own work if he screws up. Let him order the parts too...
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Default Keep in mind that little you save buying parts on your own will void any chance of the installer....

making things right for you should they be DOA. While markup from a shop sucks, they have to make a living and also need a buffer for the occasional DOA product they ordered new. At least most stand-up shops do business this way.
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