Ford Fiesta top mount labour hours

chumps52

How much labour (as in how many hours’ worth) should one expect to pay at an independent garage to get either one or both front top mounts replaced?
Just had both replaced and was charged for 3.5 hours of labour. Was I ripped off?

09 Ford Fiesta Titanium.

wgl2014

Sounds a bit excessive, I changed my front suspension including removing and refitting the top mounts and it took about an hour a side. I would expect a garage to be quicker!

natlol

I did them myself on a Fiesta MK6. On the driveway it took me an afternoon of around 4 hours but I was taking it easy and was met with some very stubborn bolts. I’d have expected a garage to take less time doing it day in day out. Out of interest why did both strut top mounts need doing? Were they knocking?

chumps52

wgl2014 wrote: »

Sounds a bit excessive, I changed my front suspension including removing and refitting the top mounts and it took about an hour a side. I would expect a garage to be quicker!

natlol wrote: »

I did them myself on a Fiesta MK6. On the driveway it took me an afternoon of around 4 hours but I was taking it easy and was met with some very stubborn bolts. I’d have expected a garage to take less time doing it day in day out. Out of interest why did both strut top mounts need doing? Were they knocking?

Thought so. Paying £69/hour plus VAT as a student really hurts my wallet...! I'm assuming now it's been done + paid for I can't really contest it either...

AndyMc.....

chumps52 wrote: »

Thought so. Paying £69/hour plus VAT as a student really hurts my wallet...! I'm assuming now it's been done + paid for I can't really contest it either...

Didn't you ask how much before they started?

chumps52

AndyMc..... wrote: »

Didn't you ask how much before they started?

Yes, and in fairness it was as quoted. I just didn't really think about it until afterwards, stupidly.

natlol

Were they both knocking then?

chumps52

natlol wrote: »

Were they both knocking then?

Yes, I believe so. I can at least verify that the driver's side was (by ear), and another person I took it too also stated it was both sides.

natlol

I can remember changing mine as I was convinced it was causing a knocking but after all the effort it turned out not to be them. Hopefully it has sorted yours though.

chumps52

natlol wrote: »

I can remember changing mine as I was convinced it was causing a knocking but after all the effort it turned out not to be them. Hopefully it has sorted yours though.

It did solve the issue but just seems like I got massively ripped off lol

Ganga

Well even if things had gone smoothly and they did it in 1 hour less only £70 plus vat saved,not a fortune and i know this is a money saving forum but the garage did quote 3.5 hours before they started.