travis07 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hi- I need some help. I recently had the struts and strut mounts changed on my 99 ES300. I understand now that it's rare to need to change struts and that I probably only needed the mounts changed. I've got these diagrams showing other parts that I think should have been changed when the struts and strut mounts were changed -like: strut mount bearing, upper coil insulators, lower coil insulators, strut bumpers, and strut mount bearings. I paid $1,705 for the work, but not get all items above changed. Should the mechanic have changed these parts too? Is there some official source that I can turn to that states that all of these items need to be changed when struts and strut mounts are changed? Thanks for any advice. P.S. the $1,705 was for 4 new struts, 2 front strut mounts, one rear strut mount (which it turns out did not need to be changed), and one rear tie rod; the noise in the rear was the bent tie rod, not the strut mount, but I got charged for all of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omair Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 If you paid for the parts, he should of replaced it. I got bilstien shocks and monroe strut mounts for my 98 LS400 for a total of $600 (ebay and shockwarehouse.com). Then i got them installed for $300 from local mechanic. I would recc. the oem struts (monroe sens-a-track). The ride with bilstien seems less smooth but only a everyday LS driver will notice. your passenger will ooze in your car regardless. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF3 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Hi-I need some help. I recently had the struts and strut mounts changed on my 99 ES300. I understand now that it's rare to need to change struts and that I probably only needed the mounts changed. I've got these diagrams showing other parts that I think should have been changed when the struts and strut mounts were changed -like: strut mount bearing, upper coil insulators, lower coil insulators, strut bumpers, and strut mount bearings. I paid $1,705 for the work, but not get all items above changed. Should the mechanic have changed these parts too? Is there some official source that I can turn to that states that all of these items need to be changed when struts and strut mounts are changed? Thanks for any advice. P.S. the $1,705 was for 4 new struts, 2 front strut mounts, one rear strut mount (which it turns out did not need to be changed), and one rear tie rod; the noise in the rear was the bent tie rod, not the strut mount, but I got charged for all of this. $1700 sounds about right for OEM parts. I would have opted for JICs or TEINs Coilovers for about $3-400 less but that's me. As far as the mechanic changing the parts, it's kind of up to you. I probably would have changed the parts since they'll eventually need to be replaced, and attempt to recover some cost back for the used parts for like a few hundred $$, and a local pick-up ONLY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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