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'04 986S Shifter Cable and Bushings Replacement - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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YOUR RESEARCH'04 986S Shifter Cable and Bushings Replacement - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

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Adjust cables

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There are a lot of diy videos showing how to remove the center console and adjust the cables.

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Replace cables

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There are a few showing how to replace the cables.

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Replace cables in the sf bay area

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I think I was quoted about $1k in labor to replace the cables in the SF Bay Area.

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Replace clutch

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I plan to do my own when I change the clutch.

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There are a lot of diy videos showing how to remove the center console and adjust the cables.

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Replace cables

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There are a few showing how to replace the cables.

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'04 986S Shifter Cable and Bushings Replacement - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace cables in the sf bay area

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I think I was quoted about $1k in labor to replace the cables in the SF Bay Area.

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Replace clutch

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I plan to do my own when I change the clutch.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Anyone have this work done on their car? I was just quoted $3400 to replace these items and I think I am being taken advantage of.

POST 2Original post

Price is a bit much, but you need to understand that there is a considerable amount of labor in routing the cables from under the console to the rear of the car; a lot of things, like some of the interior, has to be taken out and put back in when the cables are replaced.

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I think I was quoted about $1k in labor to replace the cables in the SF Bay Area. For sure $3.4K is way over the top. There are a lot of diy videos showing how to remove the center console and adjust the cables. There are a few showing how to replace the cables. I plan to do my own when I change the clutch.

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