Hey elite, was that price you paid include parts and labor or did you already have the parts?

 

Ergokinetics,

PLace is called Autosport Werks. It is located in Broomfield right off of hwy 36. Phone for them is 303-460-9900. Bryan Lagas I guess is their Audi specialist.

 

I got a quote from the closest Audi dealer a while back. I ended up doing it myself with the help of a few friends but Audi of Mobile only charged $890 with tax and labor to change everything including the tensioners and water pump. Out of curiosity shouldn't all Audi detailers charge the same. I know that they are franchises owned by different people but come on.A friend owns a performance shop and he bases the number of hours he charges for labor (non custom work) based on a factory assessment such as 3.5 hours to replace shocks, etc on a specific model.
I would imagine Audi must have standardized labor times for all common repairs so why such a great variety of prices across the country. Think about it, the parts cost the same and even if the labor rate differs between say $65-$85, on a six hour repair that would only be a $120 difference. So how on earth could one dealer charge 5 or 600 more?

 

and i think all would beneifit from a stronger belt since its the part that causes the pistons to hit the valves when the teeth are ripped off. granted the other parts can cause this to happen...but having a stronger belt say made from kevlar would help fight against the pistons hitting the valves...i believe it does this ,cause of the belt missing teeth throws the timing way off.