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<blockquote data-quote="mastershake575" data-source="post: 8776148" data-attributes="member: 665251"><p>I checked the install videos for the 2007/2008 and it doesn't look that bad.</p><p></p><p>It looks like a case of if some weekend warrior tried doing it at home yeah it would be not only tough but ultra time consuming but a proper mechanic with proper tools and a car lift it's not that hard (remove wheel, remove plastic shielding, remove 4 bolts to bring the sway bar down, remove 3 bolts to loosen power steering pump and then all you have to do is push it to the side to give you direct acccess to the alternator).</p><p></p><p>I would contact other shops and explain what you need because it does not look very time consuming or difficult (especially for a professional shop). It's more time consuming then say my car (my car you can install and alt in like 20 minutes) but there's zero reason why it should take a good mechanic more than 1.5 hours total to do a remove of the old alt and install of the new one.</p><p></p><p> Good point. Not only that if your still running the OEM alt then there's a strong chance your going to have to replace it anyways (especially if you plan on keeping the car at least a few more years) so might as well do it proper</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mastershake575, post: 8776148, member: 665251"] I checked the install videos for the 2007/2008 and it doesn't look that bad. It looks like a case of if some weekend warrior tried doing it at home yeah it would be not only tough but ultra time consuming but a proper mechanic with proper tools and a car lift it's not that hard (remove wheel, remove plastic shielding, remove 4 bolts to bring the sway bar down, remove 3 bolts to loosen power steering pump and then all you have to do is push it to the side to give you direct acccess to the alternator). I would contact other shops and explain what you need because it does not look very time consuming or difficult (especially for a professional shop). It's more time consuming then say my car (my car you can install and alt in like 20 minutes) but there's zero reason why it should take a good mechanic more than 1.5 hours total to do a remove of the old alt and install of the new one. Good point. Not only that if your still running the OEM alt then there's a strong chance your going to have to replace it anyways (especially if you plan on keeping the car at least a few more years) so might as well do it proper [/QUOTE]
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