I just paid for the OBX headers..how much does it cost to install em ? I know i shoulda thought of that before i paid for them, but o wellz! I wanna know how much it cost to do it from the dealers, and or outside places..
Thanks
-Sam

 

Anywhere from $150-$250.

 

Any place will probably charge 2-3 hours of labor......probably about $200 I'm guessing. I don't think its that hard to do.....but if you are willing to pay, have someone else do and you don't have to worry about it!

 

Me and most of the chicago crew paid $75, but wasnt from a dealer.

 

I'll install them for $150.... looks like you are in Southern California!!

 

Usually 3 hours at the current garage labor rate.

 

It's not too hard... 3 hours is the going-rate. Figure $65/hr. The dealer will charge for new exhaust-manifold gaskets... if the car is pretty new, don't worry about changing those.

The problems occur when the header doesn't quite fit right!! The auto-tranny cars have that cross-member underneath... so more stuff to remove. The OBX doesn't fit a 6spd.

 

allmotor i should be hittin ya up soon

 

The dealer told me $475. I just wanted a quote. I will make every attempt to due it myself. I read the directions from comptech, and it says to remove the cross beam to make it easier. If you or mechanically inclined, it should not be much of a problem.

 

I paid $200 to get them installed by my dealer. The good thing about that is my O2 sensor just went out a week ago and they replaced it for free under warranty since I had them installed there.

 

I paid $100 plus $3 VISA fee... it took exactly 2hrs + 1 hrs dyno time... I started around 11:00 and finished by 1:30 PM...

no problem in the installation and no need to remove anything mechanical down there, only the plastic splash guard..

 

It makes a little bit of a difference with a hoist vs. laying on la' derriere!

 

$0, did em myself, not hard at all. Just have a friend stand guard and have all the tools.

 

OBX sends the 2 manifold gasketsat, what other gaskets will I need. Any recommended place to get them? I have heard that you can reuse some. I have about 12k on my car. Also, how hard was it to get a torque wrench in there? Do you need a small one. I work at a chemical plant I will be able to borrow one, I just want to make sure I get the right size, lenght and width. Does any one know the torque spec, if any, for the O2 sensor?

 

you can reuse the O-rings they are metalic or you can buy new ones from the dealer.
There are 3 rings 2 for downpipes and 1 for Catalic converter... We were able to unplug the 2 rings for downpipe...but we installed a new ring for the Catalic Cooverter .... We used a kind of exhaust grease to keep that ring in place....

 

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