Whats a fair price?

Whats a fair price for installing suicide doors on a 1950 Mercury, parts and labor and also installing 1989 cadillac rear lights as well, its for my buddies car thanks

 

Id say its hard to put a price on a job like that because its not in the book. But I would go what ever seems fair and right for what the guy wants done. If you cant do it your self. You gotta fork over the big bucks for this **** to get done. This stuff aint easy. It takes alot of work to be done correct and look right. So its depends on what he wants to pay and how bad he wants it done. Keep in mind you get what you pay for.

 

your right Old soul I will let my buddy know, the price hes getting is $3k for the suicide doors including parts and labor and $1500 for installing and frenching the cadillac rear tail lights.

 

One of the hardest things to do is price work like that. Charge a flat hourly rate or you may wind up losing money.

 

How nice do want it to be?

 

show quality...

 

89 Cadillac lights? A billion dollars for poor taste.

If you're truly capable of doing these things, you should also be able to establish a price guide for your own work.

 

With '89 Caddy lights, obviously not very.

 

Man, if he can get someone to put in hidden suicide hinges That Work,line perfectly,and don't sag, for parts and labor at 3gs, go for it.I know it sounds like a lot of dough,but it is an incredible amount of work.The amount of bracing it takes to sturdy up the posts and the doors is so time consuming.Make sure you have the the windows(or a pattern)with the tracks in place,and functioning before,and after the install.Good luck.

 

While you're at it make the hood open the wrong way too. That always makes working on the engine so much easier.

Sorry to be so negative. Maybe I'm in the wrong house. I don't get it.

 

Caddy tail lights and Suicide doors are SO last year on traditional customs. What ya need is a front hinged hood, a rear hinged trunk, Lambo doors on air cylinders, and KIA Elantra tail lights for the traditional 2012 Kool factor.

 

Here is the fair pricing for Arizona


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Dude, thats gonna be like so cool. Im with 48 chubby on the lambo doors ! hell yeah. dont forget the neon lights underneath, a big t******* stereo, can you get headlight covers for a merc ? WTF. Is he a crackhead.......come on you can tell us.

 

I was thinking the 3-4K range myself. And I would refuse to do those tail lights.

 

Steve, is that you in your avatar? I mean the hairy one..er...the one with your tongue sticking out....er....flipping the bird....the one on the left

 

Sounds like your buddy is not building a traditional Merc. Reversing the door to make them suicide style will run you about 40 hours x $65 an hour (per door) = $2600 per door just in labor. It's an awful lot of work. Merc doors weigh a ton.

 

suicide doors-cool 89 caddy taillights-WTF is he thinking?

 

I'm thinking 69 Cougar front and tail lights keep it all Merc, oh and a half vinyl roof now thats Kustom should be in one of those RODZ mags in no time.

 

You're not from around here, are you?

 

Slap the **** out of him and take all his money away... You'll be donig him and that car a BIG favor...

 

No No No Lambo doors are so last year.....

Now gull wing doors- that would be the show stopper

Add some of them spinner wheels as well for first place finished every show....

 

He isn't asking what he should charge, he's asking to see if his friend is getting realistic quotes.

 

If he really wants suicide doors it might be cheaper to sell the Merc and buy a 46-48 Chrysler... Really, it is a monster job to do correctly.

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The fronts of the doors need to be altered too since they hide behind the fenders, ill be doing this eventually to the wifes merc if I convert it from being a fourdoor. She likes the rear suicides

 

thanks for the opinions and my buddy thanks u guys, but hes just going to do the suicide doors and power windows for the mean time for his 50 Merc, My 51 Merc should be ready in 6-8 months I hope and still have not decided on a color and thinking of adding flames?

 

I know of some shops that do the suicide door thing and the going rate is about $5K.

Don

 

That's funny....

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Suicide doors, after those taillights I guess they'll live up to their name?