Intercooler Install, Melbourne

[traum]

Hey all,

i just got myself a greddy front mount and was gonna give it a crack at putting it in myself but i thought i might check out before i do how much it would cost and where i could get it installed. If its a matter of a couple of hundred bucks i might think of getting it professionally put it then i know its in there properly.

So would any of you know where in melbourne i could get this installed and roughly how much? Ive already called up RE customs and they quoted me $250.

Thanks,

Traum.

[Pax-Ottomanica]

Dont think they do it any less than $250.. which is a major ripp off i reckon!

Don't try to drill the holes for the piping your self, you'd make a mess out of it. Take it to a exhaust shop or something, get left n right holes drilled and bring it home and do it your self. I'm sure your cooler came with a instruction on how to "self installation"!

Edited February 1, 2007 by Janissary

[johnbela]

I got mine install from R E as well. Don't try to attempt yourself its a lot of work. 250 isn't that bad. Ray's work is excellent.

[traum]

Dont think they do it any less than $250.. which is a major ripp off i reckon!

Don't try to drill the holes for the piping your self, you'd make a mess out of it. Take it to a exhaust shop or something, get left n right holes drilled and bring it home and do it your self. I'm sure your cooler came with a instruction on how to "self installation"!

Yeah that sounds like a good idea getting some one else to cut the holes casue thats the only real thing i could see a problem with. The other thing is the front bar but i dont know yet if i have to cut it so the cooler fits in, i havent sussed it out yet but i might do that asap. I thought 250 was expensive but if its pretty standard i might consider it.

Oh and as for the self installation, im gonna have to take a crash course in japanese to be able to understand the damn things, god damn japanese instructions!

[FLYSLY]

Just get it proffesionally done, you will be much better off, cutting those holes are a pain in the arse.

Put it this way for $250, you take your car there, they remove front bar, reo bar, remove all unessecary bits and pieces, mount cooler, cut holes, install new piping etc..

That is a damn good price, saves you time and frustration!

[R31Nismoid]

$250 is a rip off? For gods sake...

Janissary, i suggest you just stop posting rubbish for the benefit of people who dont know that what your posting is absolutely inaccurate.

By the time the following is performed:

Front bar removed

Holes marked/cut

Trial fitted

Adjustments made (if neccesary)

Permanent fitting performed/piping/clamps etc etc

Front bar attached

Car checked to ensure no leaks in all areas

$250 is extremely cheap considering you drop it off and pick it up same day (in most cases). I would have thought $350 or so

Dont go calling something a rip off if you have no idea what it costs to run profitable business that you rely on to put dinner on the table each night.

Im sure you can do it for free, but time is money at the end of the day, so its costing you one way or another.

You spend half a day/day of your own time and its cost you maybe "half" in value terms... bit for the sake of saving $120 and the very possibility it might not work and you make more of a problem, its pretty easy to see what the smart path to take is if your not confident on DIY

[RCEBNR]

plus u take into account the problems that will arise by DIY and the tools u need ans skinned knuckles.. $250 is good...

[sillylankan]

$250 is a rip off? For gods sake...

Janissary, i suggest you just stop posting rubbish for the benefit of people who dont know that what your posting is absolutely inaccurate.

By the time the following is performed:

Front bar removed

Holes marked/cut

Trial fitted

Adjustments made (if neccesary)

Permanent fitting performed/piping/clamps etc etc

Front bar attached

Car checked to ensure no leaks in all areas

$250 is extremely cheap considering you drop it off and pick it up same day (in most cases). I would have thought $350 or so

Dont go calling something a rip off if you have no idea what it costs to run profitable business that you rely on to put dinner on the table each night.

Im sure you can do it for free, but time is money at the end of the day, so its costing you one way or another.

You spend half a day/day of your own time and its cost you maybe "half" in value terms... bit for the sake of saving $120 and the very possibility it might not work and you make more of a problem, its pretty easy to see what the smart path to take is if your not confident on DIY

you maybe right nismoid, BUT, say if somone bought a 345 kit from justjap, you pay 200 or there abouts to install...i think thats why people may think it is a rip off. They wouldnt know how much time and effort it would take to get the job done well.

[RCHOO]

you maybe right nismoid, BUT, say if somone bought a 345 kit from justjap, you pay 200 or there abouts to install...i think thats why people may think it is a rip off. They wouldnt know how much time and effort it would take to get the job done well.

Yeah nismoid... Lmao....

[eMsta]

250 - is not a bad price actually (and todate RE Customs have done a fantastic job on my car for the exhaust installation and servicing)....and better to get someone to do a good job rather than risk it by doing it yourself. If you have done it before, and know how to do it properly and have the right tools, go for it - but there is always risk involved with doing your own work - and (correct me if im wrong) that might void warranty and all that other crap.

[Pax-Ottomanica]

Well i see it this way.. $250 is more than a days pay for some people, for most anyway! Instead of paying $250 for labour, could buy something useful for the car?

$250 is probably the cheapest I've heard.. but then again, installing a cooler is not much of a hard task, your average bloke can do it in a day once you get those holes drilled professionally.

[khunjeng]

Well i see it this way.. $250 is more than a days pay for some people, for most anyway! Instead of paying $250 for labour, could buy something useful for the car?

$250 is probably the cheapest I've heard.. but then again, installing a cooler is not much of a hard task, your average bloke can do it in a day once you get those holes drilled professionally.

its all about labour...$ $50/hr say thats 5hrs of work...what is the houly rate at a workshop?

[silva33]

i agree with Nismoid... my cooler on my GTO cost me over $2000 (including a quality cooler) to supply and fit, powder coated etc..

If you want it done properly you will have to pay the price, its not an easy job..

[JVP]

RE customs

that is all

[Gazee]

The only pain in the ass about installing the intercooler is cutting the hole, if you can get your hands on a metal hole saw just do it like that, when you think about it even if you have to buy the hole saw you'll spend less money on buying it than getting someone else to fit it, and get to know your car more... its a good experience and in an R33 its quite easy, just needs the right tools for the job. Theres a guide on here aswell i'm pretty sure i've seen... its certanly not worth giving someone else $250 for something you can do yourself.

[R31Nismoid]

Have a read of Forced Induction.

There are a number of threads "My XXX Cooler kit didnt fit" etc etc

Going by the amount of people that have the inability to install them correctly.

It would stand to reason the the job is not quite as "easy" as most people make out. Im not exactly useless, i've removed turbos/motors etc. Cooler piping is a LOT of assing about.

I would much sooner pay someone to fit it, where i would install a motor rather than pay for it

[adznight]

Well i see it this way.. $250 is more than a days pay for some people, for most anyway! Instead of paying $250 for labour, could buy something useful for the car?

$250 is probably the cheapest I've heard.. but then again, installing a cooler is not much of a hard task, your average bloke can do it in a day once you get those holes drilled professionally.

Mate I've installed two coolers and it's a good 2-3 hours work to do it well. One was a Greddy and the other was an ARC. Both we kits and both were a major pain the arse, the ARC was lesser though. Although you buy a kit the instructions are never in English and they never fit perfect.

In my job I charge $120 per hour. If you cant afford $250 to fit a cooler then I'd think twice about driving a skyline because if you bend it or need to mend it, you'd better be prepared to say goodbye:)

Think about it this way, drop the car off, do your own thing, pick it up - coolers done......mmmmm relaxing.

[Gazee]

Have a read of Forced Induction.

There are a number of threads "My XXX Cooler kit didnt fit" etc etc

Going by the amount of people that have the inability to install them correctly.

It would stand to reason the the job is not quite as "easy" as most people make out. Im not exactly useless, i've removed turbos/motors etc. Cooler piping is a LOT of assing about.

I would much sooner pay someone to fit it, where i would install a motor rather than pay for it

Yea pretty much its just assing about... with the right tools in your hands i think it makes the job a bit easier, and a mate to help you is good too... having a bit of knowledge of mechanics will help too...

[Paradizzle]

If you are not confident, its not worth doing it yourself... looking back on it i would have paid $250 to get it installed. Not that difficult, but alot of f**king around.. choping fins etc etc. always little problems that pop up that frustrates you to the shit

[Wheezy]

As mentioned it all comes down to your own confidence. Id say if your only 99% then give it to a professional. No point getting half way and realising your not confident that you can install it correctly.

As ash said, ripping an engine out etc is easy, fitting a FMIC for some reason is never straight forward.