Hello,

I need to change the 2 strut mounts on my 99 camry. The right side is much noisier than the left side.
Anyway, I asked my mechanic if changing both sides at once would save me some $ on the labor and he said: "Absolutely not"!!!.
1)Is this true?
2)Secondly, he is asking for a total of 321$/side. How does this sound?
3) does changing strut mounts require an alignement?

Thanks a lot.

$321 per side? Go to another mechanic! I don't know about you, but I can do that work for free in my own driveway if I needed to.

Changing strut mounts is a pretty cut and dried procedure. Should be able to compare prices over the phone. The mounts themselves cost around $80-120 each. I'm sure they can be had cheaper on the net.

Don't see how changing both would get you a discount. Change two and you double the labor. That's the majority of the fee in the quote you got.

3) does changing strut mounts require an alignement?

Yes.

Mike

Does your mechanic do alignment, too? If so, then that might add to the price, but it still shouldn't be that much.

Thank you all for responding.
Yes, $321 includes the alignement. He says that it takes 1.5 h for each mount. The mechanics in my area ( Bowie, MD) charge anywhere between 80 to 90$/h. He is asking for 78$ for the alignement therefore total labor and parts per mount would be $243.

I guess I have to shop around.
The rattling has been going on for over a year now.


Thanks,
Leila