Labor rates?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2021
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From: The boonies of northern New England
Man, it seems like not too long ago, 100 bucks an hour seemed excessive. Now seeing where most places are charging well above that, 100 an hour seems like a damn bargain!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 5,801
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From: South Carolina
But if so do they warranty their work? Or a faulty part?
Reviews hit them where it hurts.... The wallet!
Retired Admin
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 21,865
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From: Wisconsin
Went to the shop for an estimate to install a WHIM on my 2019 Triglide.
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2021
Posts: 2,198
Likes: 4,200
From: The boonies of northern New England
Went to the shop for an estimate to install a WHIM on my 2019 Triglide.
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 10,036
Likes: 10,767
From: SE Michigan
Went to the shop for an estimate to install a WHIM on my 2019 Triglide.
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
WHIM = $300
Labor 2hrs =$230
They have to remove the outer fairing, plug the whim in, reinstall the outer fairing and flash the system. 2 hours???
I told the owner that if his tech can't remove and replace the fairing under 15 minutes, he should fire him!
:P
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Tourer
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 428
Likes: 153
From: Raleigh NC
Its too bad the rate the employee is paid hasnt increased in the same rate as the labor rate....because the skill sure hasnt...I wouldnt let any mechanics at my local dealership change my light bulb....
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 650
Likes: 355
From: connecticut
Off topic a little, but my sister had to call an ac repair tech during a recent heat wave. I was surprised the company labor rate was 79dollars (very reasonable) an hour with no extra service charge, The tech changed the capacitor, total bill just under 200 hundred dollars.