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Best places to buy and install ARB lockers new?

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Best places to buy and install ARB lockers new?

Post by -Nemesis- »

Well, i'm getting close to organising things, and I think the first on my list will be a rear ARb locker. I'm just wondering first up, are all places the same price for the lockers and compressor set up?
And mainly: Where's the best place to buy them and get them installed from? From ARB themselves or somewhere else? Experiences? Comments?
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Post by MissDrew »

Ring around dude as prices change alot.
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Post by bigbluemav »

ARB charge a fair wack to fit them...ring around and compare.

Try 4wd Shops and diff places, but a competent mechanic can fit 'em. Even if you get 'em to fit the lockers, and you do the electrical and air line plumbing, that can save some $$. You could also take out the diff centres and take them to the shop to save more.

If you are a very competent home mechanic it can be done. I got mine fitted by a local workshop, who were 4wd enthusiasts. The bloke that actually did it has a GQ shorty. He charged me $720 to fit both lockers and 4.6:1 R&P's fornt and rear. That's drive, drive out.

Like guts said with lockers, ring around for installation prices.


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Post by sir_camel »

Try Suburban 4WD in Minchinbury. They mainly do Jeeps but do all other 4x4 stuff as well. Their diff mechanic has been working with ARB for 10 years so they do good stuff.
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Go and see Duncan at Macquarie 4x4
Lockers or Knockers ,both will make for fun.

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Post by My Lil Lux »

I had mine swapped from my 4.3 centre to my 4.56 for $100, so is cheaper, but don't know how that might affect warranty on a new one.
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Post by -Nemesis- »

Thanks guys. So purchase price is going to be pretty much the same everywhere but the labour varies a bit is what i'm gathering..........
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Post by -Nemesis- »

Quote from Nick M for supply and fit, drive in drive out.:

Compressor is $270
Locker is $1195
Fitting $450

Xmas special is free pump up kit.
Let me know how we go with response time in answering this e-mail & pricing.
Talk soon.

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Post by MissDrew »

If you remove your centres and take them in it should only cost $100 for fitting. Then fit the compressor youreslf.

Supply prices will vairy as well.
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Post by Daisy »

Guts wrote:If you remove your centres and take them in it should only cost $100 for fitting. Then fit the compressor youreslf.

Supply prices will vairy as well.


Yup exactly what i did with my front... much much cheaper. and the ARB compressor loom/wiring is DEAD EASY to install.. even my kid could do it if i read out the colours to him.

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Post by -Nemesis- »

Yeah i know, but being my daily driver, and my work schedule till christmas it's a time thing.

That quote from Nick was slammed by Sam:

Hi to supply and fit drive in drive out will be
$1750
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Post by Webbie »

gtwebbie wrote:Go and see Duncan at Macquarie 4x4

Like i said ring Duncan at macqurie 4x4 just got mine under 1K
Lockers or Knockers ,both will make for fun.

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Post by -Nemesis- »

Got what for under $1k?
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Post by toughnut »

I know your not up here in Townsville but the local ARB store supplies and fits for about $1450 each. Ring around about the prices as well cause I got mine unfitted for $1150 each.
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Post by -Nemesis- »

Yeah i think thats where people are getting confused. That quote above from Sam is for supply and total fit of rear locker, AND compressor.
I thought it's good, the list price of the two components isn't a whole lot less....
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Locker alone.
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Post by V8 Middy »

I think ARB charge $310 per dif, to to everything, then another $140ish to do the compressor and loom.

I figured I'd do the compressor and loom myself but for $140... I'm slightly better off spending the day at work and letting them do it
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Post by De-lux »

completely off this topic, but does anyone know if ARB Southside (in bris) or any ARB for that matter do lay- buy (on a locker)? i go out on the piss too often to afford a locker straight up.



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Post by spazbot »

its called a credit card
or put some $$ aside each week into a seperate bank account
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