Plastic Speaker Cover - $220.35? Can that be right?
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05-23-2007, 04:31 PM
Plastic Speaker Cover - $220.35? Can that be right?
My '06 A4 Cab has a cosmetic crack in the plastic cover of the driver side door speaker.
My local dealer (Classic Audi - Orlando) says the part (NO. 8H00354198X5) is $24.35. OK, Thats reasonable. However, they said the installation for the plastic cover is $196.00 for 2 hours labor. Total: $220.35. How can that be?
Audi Customer Relations says there is no warranty coverage on that part because there is no manufacturers defect. I say either (1) The dealer's labor price is way out of line or (2) its bad engineering to require the dismantling of the door to replace a piece of plastic that should snap in. Audi refuses to comment on dealer price setting. They called the dealer and regurgitated the parts managers story of "it is made that wayto prevent a speaker rattle."
Is this a known problem? Are there other similar experiences? Is this the first of other hidden costs for me? Is this a dealer greed issue or an Audiengineering issue. Any thoughtswould be appreciated.
My local dealer (Classic Audi - Orlando) says the part (NO. 8H00354198X5) is $24.35. OK, Thats reasonable. However, they said the installation for the plastic cover is $196.00 for 2 hours labor. Total: $220.35. How can that be?
Audi Customer Relations says there is no warranty coverage on that part because there is no manufacturers defect. I say either (1) The dealer's labor price is way out of line or (2) its bad engineering to require the dismantling of the door to replace a piece of plastic that should snap in. Audi refuses to comment on dealer price setting. They called the dealer and regurgitated the parts managers story of "it is made that wayto prevent a speaker rattle."
Is this a known problem? Are there other similar experiences? Is this the first of other hidden costs for me? Is this a dealer greed issue or an Audiengineering issue. Any thoughtswould be appreciated.
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