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2006-04-04, 11:32

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Originally Posted by alcimedes
Well, what you're going to find is that the bumper will run you $400 or so from the shop, and the junkyard will sell you one for $200. (or $100 depending on what you wear).


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The auto place is still going to charge you $800 to take the old one off and put the new one on. So yeah, you'll save $200 or so, but you don't save the lion's share of the cost unless you do the labor yourself.
$800!

But surely taking the old one off and putting the new one on shouldn't take more than an hour - or two, max? How could they possibly charge $800?
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