Lilflowww
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- January 14, 2024
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- City, State
- West Lafayette Indiana
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2015 FPIU
Hey there, I have a 2015 FPIU and I haven’t get my A pillar recall done by my local dealer, the outer trims are gone and the inner ones are cracked. also i have to get the windshield replaced.
I was watching some DIY windshield replacement videos and reading the recall document Ford sent to dealers, when I noticed that almost all steps covered in recall (removing pillar trims, applying primers, etc) are basically first and last few steps of replacing the windshield.
So my question is, can I ask the dealer to reduce the labor hours on windshield replacement because probably 40% of them are repeated if done separately.
I was ripped off by this dealer once (paid parts and labor separately, had a $60 “shop order fee” on both orders) so I don’t really trust them that much. If they refuse, can I go to another dealer or that will just be the same result? As far as I understand, the labor depends on each step of the repair, not the overall? Correct me if I’m wrong.
I was watching some DIY windshield replacement videos and reading the recall document Ford sent to dealers, when I noticed that almost all steps covered in recall (removing pillar trims, applying primers, etc) are basically first and last few steps of replacing the windshield.
So my question is, can I ask the dealer to reduce the labor hours on windshield replacement because probably 40% of them are repeated if done separately.
I was ripped off by this dealer once (paid parts and labor separately, had a $60 “shop order fee” on both orders) so I don’t really trust them that much. If they refuse, can I go to another dealer or that will just be the same result? As far as I understand, the labor depends on each step of the repair, not the overall? Correct me if I’m wrong.