Went to the dealers yesterday, need some help so i could save $$$
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they did a full inspection on my recently purchased 96 LS. most of the things i need are just maintenance (timing belt, water pump, all fluids flushed, valve covers, etc)...and I dont mind paying for that...BUT $302 dollars for a driver's door handle?? $292 for hood struts?? $107 for antenna mast?? thats over $600 dollars extra!!..so with that said, could i find a drivers door handle, hood struts, and the antenna mast elsewhere? i just checked ebay and they're pretty cheap but are they good quality? That timing belt is gonna cost me $$$$ so I need to save in other areas..
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i believe that included parts and labor..how about those ebay prices? i saw an antenna mast for only $10 bucks, hood struts for like $35 bucks, they all say OEM
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yea, i can hear the motor but the antenna doesnt go anywhere..the dealer said i needed an antenna mast
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You can buy the hood struts wherever you want. I have read enough of the horror stories on here about bad struts, that saving a few dollars wasn't worth it.
I bought the OEM struts, total price was $165.00 given I want to keep my car for a while.
You will notice with all the maintenance your car needs, your "buying price" isn't as sweet as you have been posting everywhere about![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
Good luck.
I bought the OEM struts, total price was $165.00 given I want to keep my car for a while.
You will notice with all the maintenance your car needs, your "buying price" isn't as sweet as you have been posting everywhere about
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Good luck.
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If your door handle is just halfway broken you can do something like this
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=door+handle
costs $5 instead of $300
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=door+handle
costs $5 instead of $300
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If your door handle is just halfway broken you can do something like this
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=door+handle
costs $5 instead of $300
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=door+handle
costs $5 instead of $300
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