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Originally posted by DeleriousZ
Is there any way to get an agreement so there's warranty on the labor, but not the installed parts? Or something like that. I know shops hate dealing with customer supplied parts, because they can be unknown and the shop can't provide warranty on the parts (even though most clueless customers expect them to). However, dealerships charge extortionist prices on parts, and it's really hard to swallow paying $400 for something you can pick up for $40 that's made by the exact same manufacturer.
Rock auto is amazing, if you don't mind forking out for the shipping. My roommate recently ordered stuff from RA and forked out for the expensive shipping. Stuff was here within a day and a half, delivered by UPS with no duty/brokerage fees.
The price for the correct laser platinum NGK plugs from Napa is $280 and the coils are $130 to $150 each. The wire set is $116. Its .5h to 1.0h of labor depends on how the shop calculates it. The shop or the dealer is going to put in parts that they know and trust to uphold their reputation. No one knows where rock auto gets their parts from or how good they are. If they met high quality standards don't you think Mazda or other repair shops would buy from them? There is a reason why they don't.