How much money have you SAVED by DIYing???

[gloryaccordy]

I was just thinking about this last week...I had to replace a broken lug nut, and I was like 'eh its friggin cold lemme see how much I can get this done for'...LMAO @ what people were charging!!! To just take of the caliper/bracket, hammer out a bolt and put/pull another bolt in places were looking to get me for $50-$100!!!! One guy told me they would have to remove the rotor and everything. LMAO!!!!!

Beyond that I've changed my shocks, pads, radiator, and my stereo is a perpetual 'work in progress'...that stuff alone is worth at least $750 in labor. The only stuff I won't do (esp. now) is stuff like tranny work/engine swapping/body work. I can basically do everything else...

I know cpmike just did an H22 swap like it was child's play...what work have you done lately? And how much would it have cost a shop to do???

[Accord R33]

i did everything but the body work on my car..i must have saved well over $3000.

turbo install
breaks
suspension install
short shifter
completely replaced the front knuckle when my wheel fell off. including all 4 studs.
and of course all kinds of general maintence.

[lil_dcb7]

I did the whole stereo install myself on my CB. 2 amps, 2 10" PUNCHes(those fuckers are heavy as hell! I had to use my computer chair to roll them out to the car!) the deck(i broke one dashtrim but all in the process of learning ) and the midrange speakers. not bad considdering i was 15

[MRX]

close to probably $5000 i've saved now
turbo install
head gasket/timing belt replacement
all my bolt-ons
dropped the tranny like 3 times now.
general maintenance
suspension install

the only things i've ever really taken the car to the shop for were like some amp wiring and an alignment.

[Accordpwnz0r]

Probably like 40 dollars in oil changes... YES!

[KillerCam282]

The installation of everything on my car...I mean everything...so thats narrowing 10gs...or more.

[lowcord]

Im wit acclipseH23, ive done everything myself when it came to this car

body work
complete engine rebuild
supsension set up
breaks & rotors
turbo install
routine maintenance
basically anything you see on my car was done by me my car has yet to see a shop and i would like to keep it that way.

[HondaGuy1212]

like 200 dollars in oil savings and general maintence

[i'm the girl]

well general maintenance from VC gasket to fuel filter to numerous oil changes - thats a couple hundred

my brakes and soon to be 5-lug upgrade, that's a few undred more

did my tie rods and am about to do control arms, bushings, etc...

Oh. And my new clutch flywheel, and the F22b swap - which im sure saved me a grand or so to DIY

everything i do, i do myself - and if it ever HAD to go in i'd alrady know the problem, so that would help save me $ right there - so they have no excuse to say "duhhh well we looked for it, and that took 10 hours right there...."

I think the DIY is a win-win if you have the means, yeah it saves money, plus you learn a HELL of a lot about your car - so if in a dire case you ever needed to take her in you can rest assured no one could pull a one over on ya and gouge for pricing on shop labor

[oneoffaccord]

i did everything myself. you name it i did it.
paint job (damn this wouldve cost me a arm and a leg, 2 tone shit)
mounting those tires on 18s 215/35r18
molding
shaving
motor swap (took one day)
suspension, will never do those bushing kit again, but you never know
interior
lets can go on.
but the only thing that i didnt do was the alignment, my car is to low for the alignment rack so i send it out.

[wed3k]

i think the only thing i put my car int he shop for was a paintjob and an alignment...otherwise i saved at least 200-300 for the clutch job that i did by myself.

[ACCORDianate]

I don't know about saving from DIYs but mrhonda has saved me a bundle over dealer shop prices (2 timing belts and an auto tranny for my 93 Accord, timing belt and full servicing of a 95 Civic, and timing belt and full service for a 00 Odyssey).

[Clueless]

could've bought a new car at least 2 times over....

[deevergote]

Suspension
Window regulators
Speakers
Headlights
Grills
Detailing (at $100 a pop professionally, I say that's an important job!)
Stereo
Occasional oil change... I'm lazy and often pay
So, for that... I dunno... a couple hundred, if I were to get the audio crap done at Best Buy...


Soon to be:
Nitrous kit
Turbo
Clutch and flywheel
sidemarkers
2 spoilers
custom stealth exhaust setup
This stuff would be more expensive in a shop...

[gloryaccordy]

LOL yea oddly enough the only thing I don't do is oil changes...I don't think my car can make it up a ramp and I just don't trust the jackstands to save my life, even though I've had my car up on them for hours at a time. It's different when you're staring 2,900# of metal in the oilpan...