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Car repair costs

What common body and paint repairs usually cost, what drives the price, and how to get an itemized estimate for your own car.

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Body & paint repairs

Dents, scratches, panels, glass and lights — typical ranges and the factors behind them.

Repair cost guideMotorcycle oil change costA motorcycle oil change is a short labor job, so the bill is mostly shop time plus oil and a filter. Independent rates run about $70-$120 an hour and dealerships $125-$250, with around $130 commonly quoted.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle service costMotorcycle shop labor runs about $70-$120 an hour at independents and $125-$250 at dealerships, with around $130 commonly quoted. Specific jobs range from under $100 to $800 or more.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle tire replacement costMounting and balancing a motorcycle tire runs roughly $20-$35 per wheel if you bring the wheel in, or about $70-$120 per wheel if the shop pulls it off the bike. Two tires fitted at a shop often lands around $300-$600 with tires included.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle battery replacement costSwapping a motorcycle battery is short labor, so the bill is mostly the battery plus shop time. Independent rates run $70-$120 an hour and dealerships $125-$250, with about $130 commonly quoted.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle brake pad replacement costMotorcycle brake pads fitted at a shop typically run $100-$250 per end. One published shop list shows $100 front, $75 rear, with a fluid bleed adding $50-$75.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle chain and sprocket costA chain and sprocket set fitted at a shop typically runs $250-$600, of which the parts are about $150-$400. The job is almost always done as a complete set rather than piece by piece.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle valve adjustment costPublished figures for a motorcycle valve clearance check and adjustment range from about $150 to $800, and sources disagree. Price depends far more on how buried the engine is than on the valves themselves.Read guide →
Repair cost guideFork seal replacement costMotorcycle fork seal replacement typically runs $350-$495 at a shop. The seals themselves are inexpensive; nearly all of the bill is the labor to strip, reseal and refill the forks.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle fairing repair costFairing work is quoted per panel after inspection, not from a price list. Shop labor runs about $70-$120 an hour at independents and $125-$250 at dealerships, and paint matching is usually the expensive part.Read guide →
Repair cost guideMotorcycle carb sync costA carb sync is billed as shop time rather than parts. Independent rates run $70-$120 an hour and dealerships $125-$250, with around $130 commonly quoted, and access drives the total.Read guide →
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An itemized estimate for your car

  1. Snap the problem — the app reads the fault type and scope
  2. Scan the frame number — parts and service times match your exact bike
  3. Get the estimate — parts, body labor and paint hours on separate lines
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