Does price include parts?

My ride is going to be heading to the installation shop to get the windows tinted.So i asked how much it would cost to have them install my clifford since they'll have the car anyways.I was told is 50.00hr.Does that include parts or is that just labor?"ole blake"

more then likely it's just labour, but each shop is different, but $50/hr a bit much, i only charge $35.00/hrTri County KustomZ

certified installer

Just to add another opinion, around here $50/hr is very reasonable for a product that you bring in off the street. The local shops here charge $65/hr (same as a car dealership) for product not bought from them and parts are additional.

well...maybe i should raise my rates a little then   lol, nahh...$35 is average for here ther'es another company that charge's $30, but there work is only worth $15, i workede there for 1 winter doing starters and there installer they had befor me knows next to nothing, he don't even know how to build a proper box.Tri County KustomZ

certified installer

Okay then.I have all the parts to include the relays..I'm just trying to decide since i'll be coming back home from another deployment and they'll have the car anyways to do the tints,might as well kill 2 birds with one stone.."ole blake"

I would ask for a written estimate as just giving labor rates is an open ticket, what if it takes  6 hours to install? Not trying to be skeptical but I can usually come within' 20 bucks or so on estimate, hate to see ya get burned.

Agreed, just ask the shop if this includes parts & get a written estimate.We charge flate rate job prices but we also only charge $ 30 an hour for non-flat rate jobs and this includes additional parts as well for security & remote starter systems, but most of time if it's just screws or brackets, we absorb the costs into the installation. We don't nickel and dime the customers cause it's not worth it. Jeff

Velocity Custom Home Theater

Mobile Audio/Video Specialist

Morden, Manitoba CANADA

I gave em a call,and i was told that they need to see my unit before anything..So when i take it in to get tinted,they give me a better price.."ole blake"

Any of you installers shops near upstate ny?"ole blake"

We charge 50 bucks an hour but I dont think I have ever actually charged anyone by the hour. I use flat rates for anything and if its product not bought from my store I always tell them I need to see it before I quote.double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer