How much for installation of plugs & wires?

[punisher]

I bought my spark plugs and wires recently and I have read how hard they are to chage, so I wanted to pay someone to do it for me. I called Pep Boys and they wanted $60, which I thought was really high. Another local garage wanted $70. How much should this cost and where should I get it done?

 

[kps36]

well, they must have done them before, thus the higher price. Call some more places. If you supply the plugs and wires, a good ball park would be 1 hr labor (about $30-45). If you can someone to commit to this range, jump on it.
I myself just used some swivels, various extensions, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE di-electric grease, and a pair of older batting gloves ( With 2 baseball players in the family, ther's lots around), and plenty of beer. Not the hardest thing in the world i have ever done, and if you use quality parts (Bosch P$, al least a 9mm wire) it is not something you will not have to for quite awhile.
good luck

 

[Tim K]

I just had it done recently on my 97 OHV 4.0....most of the quotes I got were $70-$90. I found a local garage that did it for $60....and that was with me supplying the plugs and wires....it was well worth it. I tried to pull one of the plugs myself and could not even get one out...let alone 6!

Figure it should take a pro about 1 hour or less....and most places charge $40-65 per hour for labor. Just find the shop with the cheapest labor rate.

 

[D]

dont pay to have someone do that job. it's really not that hard.

 

[Zmuzic]

Haven't had to do mine yet thinking about changing the wires but trust me there is only one way to learn and with doing it a few times you find tricks and also remember how much of b!!ch it can be but I don't think on these vehicles it would be that hard now my '95 Z thats a pain not only do you want the right tools but you need some bandaids to go along with it on the Z anyway I would save the cash towards something that would help in the go fast department either way good luck

 

[ExSport]

About when should I need to change the plugs and wires? I have a 98 Sport, approx 54K miles.