Gear Install vs. Gear and Locker Install
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JK Enthusiast
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Gear Install vs. Gear and Locker Install
Ok so I just got a quote from Off Road Evolution for a gear install and they told me $999.99 for gears but it would be an extra $220 to install the locker that I already have. The wiring will already be setup for them as well. Can someone please explain to me why they are charging the extra $220?
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They may have been planning on re-using the carrier and carrier bearings in that price, so the increase in price may be due to more materials.
If you're supplying all the materials tho that makes no sense.
If you're supplying all the materials tho that makes no sense.
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The $999 special uses all of your stock shims and bearings, correct?
The new locker might be getting a master install kit (new shims and bearings?), might require more time for setting up a new carrier vs re-using the same shims in the same order that they were removed, and time for the hole and maybe a drain channel?
At least to me, it would make sense for a different carrier to take more time/effort than removing a stock carrier and re-installing the exact same parts.
And if you do a little checking, you'll realize that people in other parts of the country are still paying $1500, or $2000, even $2500, for the exact same gear install you are getting for $1000. You might try not to piss them off worrying about the extra $220 for parts and labor...
The new locker might be getting a master install kit (new shims and bearings?), might require more time for setting up a new carrier vs re-using the same shims in the same order that they were removed, and time for the hole and maybe a drain channel?
At least to me, it would make sense for a different carrier to take more time/effort than removing a stock carrier and re-installing the exact same parts.
And if you do a little checking, you'll realize that people in other parts of the country are still paying $1500, or $2000, even $2500, for the exact same gear install you are getting for $1000. You might try not to piss them off worrying about the extra $220 for parts and labor...
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JK Enthusiast
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From: Edwards AFB, CA
The $999 special uses all of your stock shims and bearings, correct?
The new locker might be getting a master install kit (new shims and bearings?), might require more time for setting up a new carrier vs re-using the same shims in the same order that they were removed, and time for the hole and maybe a drain channel?
At least to me, it would make sense for a different carrier to take more time/effort than removing a stock carrier and re-installing the exact same parts.
And if you do a little checking, you'll realize that people in other parts of the country are still paying $1500, or $2000, even $2500, for the exact same gear install you are getting for $1000. You might try not to piss them off worrying about the extra $220 for parts and labor...
The new locker might be getting a master install kit (new shims and bearings?), might require more time for setting up a new carrier vs re-using the same shims in the same order that they were removed, and time for the hole and maybe a drain channel?
At least to me, it would make sense for a different carrier to take more time/effort than removing a stock carrier and re-installing the exact same parts.
And if you do a little checking, you'll realize that people in other parts of the country are still paying $1500, or $2000, even $2500, for the exact same gear install you are getting for $1000. You might try not to piss them off worrying about the extra $220 for parts and labor...
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