The $330 is just for the parts. Yes he showed the damage to me and yes it
looks like the previous owner ran over something that tore up this one area
a bit. He ordered the parts from Honda and will be in soon. Not gonna mess
with the lines. Thanks for the feedback.

"Rex B" <NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net> wrote in message
news:3ff0ae6f.290194452@news.txol.net...
> The lines themselves are cheap. in most cases. Probably represents 10-20%
of
> that quote. That leaves $250-$300 for installation, which seems excessive
unless
> replacement involves a lot of parts removal - which it normally does not.
> That figure represents 4 - 5 hours labor.
>
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:23:25 GMT, "Forest" <forest@myhome.com> wrote:
>
> |Howdy, just got a call from my friendly mechanic working on my 2000 Civic
> |DX, he says he noticed that the break and fuel line that run along
chassis
> |under a protective cover are damaged. Says that cover appears to have
been
> |hit by something and crimped/twisted lines. (I bought this car 2 months
> |ago.) Anyway, says the lines from Honda cost $330 - this sound
reasonable?
> |
> |Thanks...
> |
> |
>
> Rex in Fort Worth