I went in for a wheel allignment today and the mechanic called me back and told me that the car needs new tietods.. He showed me that the tires in the front wiggles a little bit back and forth.. Is this mechanic bs, or do I really need new tie rods.. If so, how much are they?

 

I read about it online, apparently he wasnt bsing, but how much should tie tods cost?

 

http://www.ecstuning.com/Audi-B5_A4-...ering/Tie_Rod/

 

Thanks, the guy there is doing them for 135 a side, which I think is fair considering its with installation costs..

 

If that includes an alignment, then thats a pretty damn good deal id say.

 

Well after bargaining he agreed to do the aligment for only 40 bucks. So yeah it's a pretty good deal.

 

$40 alignment is a decent deal nowadays.
so, $175 total? thats worth not having to do it yourself.

 

I needed tie rods on both sides, so 310 total..

 

ya still not bad. if you'd rather not do it yourself, is cold as **** here still with 3+ feet of snow, i wouldn't do my own=P

 

Well I'm too lazy to put that sh*t on jacks, it's a lot easier just to pay 20 bucks for someone else to do it. It's not like a timing belt..