Am I getting ripped off on reg/rec replacement?

[evzbc]

Ok I just got the news, so it may sound like i'm whining a little bit.

But I just got the reg / rec done on my 1999 Honda VFR. It died fast.

The new place I tried, cost me $505....including an oil change (regular oil). :hangman


I had a '03 cbr last year, and had the reg/rec replaced as well (I gotta stop buying Honda's) and I swear it only cost around $340.

So over $100 more...

I know the parts are priced differently but does that sound about right for that work?

Feels like I'm getting pwn'd....

[SkydiveSonic]

Maybe try using a different manufacturers r/r? I've read of people putting R1 r/rs on their VFR when i was looking around for the heatsink/fan mod.

[spinnin]

Damn I've been sitting here for 5 minutes and I still can't figure out what a reg/rec is? Regular Service??? WTF? Someone tell me!!!

[JOWAGE]

wow ,3 bills + to replace a reg/rec good lord .

I'll say this .if you cant do it ,(god knows why not) then anything they charge is fair .I cant give myself open heart surgery ,i figure whatever they charge must be going rate .lol

[evzbc]

Damn I've been sitting here for 5 minutes and I still can't figure out what a reg/rec is? Regular Service??? WTF? Someone tell me!!!

Haha,

Regulator Rectifier....charging system.

Battery doesn't get charged...

But the funny thing, I swear batteries charge up on their own...overnight would charge it enough to get to work.

[Duck]

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did my own reg/rec on my old honda cost me 150 bucks.
Just had to take off 1 piece of fairing, unplug, unscrew, screw, plug back in, done.

Maybe it is hard to get to on your model, requiring a lot of time? I wouldn't go back.

[spinnin]

It's those damn unreliable honduhs. :)

[evzbc]

wow ,3 bills + to replace a reg/rec good lord .

I'll say this .if you cant do it ,(god knows why not) then anything they charge is fair .I cant give myself open heart surgery ,i figure whatever they charge must be going rate .lol


Ya, word to that I guess. Should have learned to do it on my own. Rather waste a day then spend an extra few hundred bux.

[JOWAGE]

spend $50 on a manual ,best money you wil ever spend in your life.

A reg/rec replacement is just getting at it and replacing it.Even if you had to take the entire bike apart its not worth 3 bills to not do it yourself

[GSP]

A little late for you, but a good source for this info would have been:

www.vfrdiscussion.com

The R/R isn't hard to replace.

[5thgear]

Good aftermarket regs are only $89 better than Honda's OEM. Labour 1 hr at the most

[SpideRider]

My R/R was $120 and I replaced it on my Fireblade in about 13 minutes. That included taking a five minute break to have a Coke and a smile. :D

[SpookyjacK]

Ok I just got the news, so it may sound like i'm whining a little bit.

But I just got the reg / rec done on my 1999 Honda VFR. It died fast.

The new place I tried, cost me $505....including an oil change (regular oil). :hangman


I had a '03 cbr last year, and had the reg/rec replaced as well (I gotta stop buying Honda's) and I swear it only cost around $340.

So over $100 more...

I know the parts are priced differently but does that sound about right for that work?

Feels like I'm getting pwn'd....

YOU GOT ASS RAPED.......OUCH!!!!!!!!!

[RedBird]

Just replaced mine on my CBR1100 for $200. Did it myself

[BooBoo11]

If you do a search on this site you'll find a link to online manuals, aside from that go see Bill at 5th gear and he'll fix you up.

[Jaybo]

Or I can take care of it next time for you..what say $200.00 for the labour?:evilgrin