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thetoothdoc

Member Since: 20 May 2007
Location: essex
Posts: 12

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Izmir Blue

charging more than land rover recommended times.

just had roof rails fitted by dealership.
land rover quote a fitting time of 0.6 hrs but they have charged 1.0 hrs claiming that the land rover time is only a guide!!!!
anyone had other issues with charging more than lr timings?
to top it all the rear cross brace had damage to the paint finnish down to bear metal, the fitter claimed that it was present when unboxed but thought i wouldnt mind/notice it. toothdoc

6th Nov 2007 4:07 pm

mburton2

Member Since: 02 Nov 2007
Location: Essex
Posts: 177

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Sumatra Black

I had mine fitted In Chelmsford....... 4 dings in the roof (Not the bars!) down to the metal They sent a "dent-master" type chappie aroundf to "fix" them.....not perfect, but I suspect the dealer would bodge the roof re-spray more, had I let them loose on it....

Dealers, you are the weakest link..... '57 FL2 GS
Sumatra Blk, Tints, Winterpack, Dodgylooking TowBar, roof rails, Front & Rear LED Indicators, Clear Side repeaters(Led), LED Rear Position/Brake lights, Additional Power-point in the boot & Brighter luggage Illumination fitted

6th Nov 2007 11:17 pm

Tandemman

Member Since: 30 Jun 2007
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 686

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Rimini Red

Fitted mine myself before they were on general release, took me 30 to 40 minutes and I'm a gobplumber not a mechanic

7th Nov 2007 7:28 am

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 12 Mar 2006
Location: All at sea
Posts: 875

Is a "gobplumber" the same as a "toothdoc"? How can carbon have a footprint, it has no feet?
Now driving - RRE Coupe Dynamic Lux Auto with Plus pack, Fuji White, Ebony, SD4 with tow pack
Gone - 2010MY FFRR TDv8 Stornoway and Ivory, Privacy - the pace of a TDv8 RRS, the incomparable grace of a Range Rover
Gone but will be missed- RRS Tdv8 HSE Stornoway Grey with Ebony Leather
Gone (only a little missed) RRS Tdv6 2.7SE Giverny Green/Aspen
Defender 90 County HT in Epsom Green

7th Nov 2007 10:25 am

mburton2

Member Since: 02 Nov 2007
Location: Essex
Posts: 177

well, I was going 2 do it myself, but figured I'd only ding the roof, so for the sake of £20 fitting fee (how much they said it would be), they may as well do it before I collected it.....at least I got THEM 2 sort it...I'd have been gutted if I'd done the roof in myself! '57 FL2 GS
Sumatra Blk, Tints, Winterpack, Dodgylooking TowBar, roof rails, Front & Rear LED Indicators, Clear Side repeaters(Led), LED Rear Position/Brake lights, Additional Power-point in the boot & Brighter luggage Illumination fitted

7th Nov 2007 10:30 am

Tandemman

Member Since: 30 Jun 2007
Location: Barnsley
Posts: 686

Tim in Scotland wrote:
Is a "gobplumber" the same as a "toothdoc"?

depends on whether you're NHS or private.

7th Nov 2007 5:32 pm

bjartin

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Moved to Defender2.net.
Posts: 616

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Stornoway Grey

Re: charging more than land rover recommended times.

to top it all the rear cross brace had damage to the paint finnish down to bear metal, the fitter claimed that it was present when unboxed but thought i wouldnt mind/notice it.[/quote]

Hei toothdoc.
My crossbar got wounds too.
It took several months before I noticed it.

7th Nov 2007 7:37 pm

jimmy

Member Since: 27 Sep 2007
Location: Denmark
Posts: 300

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Stornoway Grey

Re: charging more than land rover recommended times.

thetoothdoc wrote:
just had roof rails fitted by dealership.
land rover quote a fitting time of 0.6 hrs but they have charged 1.0 hrs claiming that the land rover time is only a guide!!!!
anyone had other issues with charging more than lr timings?
to top it all the rear cross brace had damage to the paint finnish down to bear metal, the fitter claimed that it was present when unboxed but thought i wouldnt mind/notice it.

Hi all,

Anyone had a standard towbar (hook permanently visible) fitted afterwards (i.e. not factory fitted).

If so - how much were you charged for labour ?

thanks.

9th Nov 2007 10:26 am

jimmy

Member Since: 27 Sep 2007
Location: Denmark
Posts: 300

Re: charging more than land rover recommended times.

bjartin wrote:
to top it all the rear cross brace had damage to the paint finnish down to bear metal, the fitter claimed that it was present when unboxed but thought i wouldnt mind/notice it.

Hei toothdoc.
My crossbar got wounds too.
It took several months before I noticed it.[/quote]

Hey Bjartin,

Which dealer in Denmark do you use

best regards Jimmy

9th Nov 2007 10:36 am

bjartin

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Moved to Defender2.net.
Posts: 616

Hi jimmy!

My dealer is ( and will be ) Terminalen in Århus.
Bentsen Bil in Herning is OK. ( Not so far from my home).
I have "tried" one in Kolding, but no, no, no....

bjartin

10th Nov 2007 7:32 pm

jimmy

Member Since: 27 Sep 2007
Location: Denmark
Posts: 300

bjartin wrote:
Hi jimmy!

My dealer is ( and will be ) Terminalen in Århus.
Bentsen Bil in Herning is OK. ( Not so far from my home).
I have "tried" one in Kolding, but no, no, no....

bjartin

Hey Bjartin,

I'm using Terminalen in Birkerød. A bit mixed so far - they messed up the order and so the Cold Climate Pack was not fitted. Then they said the car would be ready mid Nov - now it will be completed end Nov. Considering it arrived in Denmark on Nov 1st - it's going to take longer in Den to add a few extra's (tow bar & 18" wheels) - than it took to build the car in the UK !

I guess the real test of the Dealer is if something goes wrong with the car.........

11th Nov 2007 6:31 pm

npinks

Member Since: 28 Jun 2007
Location: Ls25
Posts: 20090

is there a list on the guide times for fitting?

if so where is it?

11th Nov 2007 6:49 pm

jimmy

Member Since: 27 Sep 2007
Location: Denmark
Posts: 300

npinks wrote:
is there a list on the guide times for fitting?

if so where is it?

Just had an idea

Maybe we should start a record of labour / fitting costs per dealer - eg cost to fit a tow bar, roof rails, service etc. As such, we can compare prices and also use the info to "demand" more competitive prices from our local dealer (if we can demonstrate that another dealer is providing the same for less cost).

I don't know how to setup a table to record the ino - but we need :

1) dealer name & location
2) job
3) cost.

12th Nov 2007 9:11 am

bjartin

Member Since: 10 Sep 2007
Location: Moved to Defender2.net.
Posts: 616

[quote="jimmy"]

npinks wrote:
is there a list on the guide times for fitting?

1) dealer name & location
2) job
3) cost.

An idea to follow out.
I have examples from Denmark ( for you jimmi ) :

1) Bendtsen Biler, Herning 2) Delivery of Roof Rails 3) 343,48 Pound Sterling = 3.675 dkk
1) Terminalen, Aarhus 2) Fitting Raist Roof Rails (1,5 hour) 3) 151,13 Pound Sterling = 1.617 dkk
1) Bendtsen Biler, Herning 2) Delivery of Cross Bars 3) 221,51 Pound Sterling = 2.370 dkk
1) Bendtsen Biler, Herning 2) Delivery of 17inch, 5-split Spoke Alloys 3) 1.171,68 Pound S. = 12.536 dkk

Something to begin with.
best regards bjartin

14th Nov 2007 8:14 pm

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