place to have timing belt done in northern jersey
08-08-2005, 03:14 PM
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place to have timing belt done in northern jersey
i have the time to do the belt, and i've worked on the a4 quite a bit (turbo replacement, plugs, oil, etc etc) but im not sure if i wanna tackle the tb. i have good mechanical experience (built 99 cobra motor), but im not terribly familiar with the audis yet.
what kind of prices am i looking at to have it done?
anybody done it before that could lend a hand if i do it myself(i supply the beer). im in montville.
any speciality tools i need?
thanks guys.
what kind of prices am i looking at to have it done?
anybody done it before that could lend a hand if i do it myself(i supply the beer). im in montville.
any speciality tools i need?
thanks guys.
08-08-2005, 06:48 PM
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i don't need timing belt done, i did my 3 weeks ago.
i just disagree with your comment about who cares about price when its done correctly.
don't get me wrong, KMD does top notch work, but danny is sometimes inconsistant with his pricing.
don't get me wrong, KMD does top notch work, but danny is sometimes inconsistant with his pricing.
08-09-2005, 05:39 AM
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He gave me a great deal on work on my UrS4
I had a major service done recently there:
Crank sensor, full t-belt, waterpump, serp belt.. service
new control arms, bushings, swaybar bushings...
Parts and labor came out to around 1500
Crank sensor, full t-belt, waterpump, serp belt.. service
new control arms, bushings, swaybar bushings...
Parts and labor came out to around 1500
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08-09-2005, 05:50 AM
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your sweeping statement is pretty naive
to discount countless techs that work at Audi dealerships is pretty naive.
I'm sure there are techs that may not be able to do the work as proficiently as Danny, but I'd be careful about discounting the whole field due to your biased opinion.
I'm sure there are techs that may not be able to do the work as proficiently as Danny, but I'd be careful about discounting the whole field due to your biased opinion.
08-09-2005, 06:07 AM
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Or the fact that Danny was once an Audi tech
Did he instantly become better once the left?
Most good aftermarket techs started at dealers. Its very difficult to learn the ins and outs of a brand any other way. Even working at small repair shops you aren't going to get the information you have available to you on a dealer level.
The unfortunate thing is you then become a master at the vehicles you worked on while at the dealer. Its difficult to keep up with the new stuff especially when people know that you are proficient in a certain platform so that consumes alot of your time not even allowing you to learn new stuff.
Don't get me wrong every dealer has their monkies who can barely do an oil change or rotate tires, every business needs someone like that to succeed or you are just wasting money with those jobs on those more talented.. But everyday also has someone who is better then those in the aftermarket becuase they have acess to more equipment, more training, and more knowledge. There are those at chose never to leave a dealer because they are constantly getting all of this information and acess to things, kind of the auto equivelant of the forever college student going after one degree after the next.
Most good aftermarket techs started at dealers. Its very difficult to learn the ins and outs of a brand any other way. Even working at small repair shops you aren't going to get the information you have available to you on a dealer level.
The unfortunate thing is you then become a master at the vehicles you worked on while at the dealer. Its difficult to keep up with the new stuff especially when people know that you are proficient in a certain platform so that consumes alot of your time not even allowing you to learn new stuff.
Don't get me wrong every dealer has their monkies who can barely do an oil change or rotate tires, every business needs someone like that to succeed or you are just wasting money with those jobs on those more talented.. But everyday also has someone who is better then those in the aftermarket becuase they have acess to more equipment, more training, and more knowledge. There are those at chose never to leave a dealer because they are constantly getting all of this information and acess to things, kind of the auto equivelant of the forever college student going after one degree after the next.