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Old 02-01-2017, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Vicegrip View Post
You might find that this is not a business that has a high labor rate and you might be better off shopping the repair around a bit.
This is what I found when my spring broke and I started searching around. Very rarely do I hire out a project and don't DIY, but in this case it was cheap enough to just pay someone to do the repair that I decided it wasn't worth my time doing the usual "read about it, watch videos, learn while you go", etc, etc.

When I had the high lift kit installed on my door I needed new springs, tracks, drums and cables. It took 4 hours for the retro fit all in, and my total bill for parts and labor was < $500.
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