Truck repair -- parts markup seems high...
The water pump in my F250 died. The garage I took it to (came recommended by a local and good reviews) wanted to charge me $235 for water pump I was able to buy at the auto supply place (with lifetim...
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Honesty has nothing to do with whether or not you allow customers to bring their own parts for you to install.
Customer brings you faulty used part or shoddy new part to install. You, being "honest" install the part for the customer against your better judgement because they *insist* on it. Part fails. If you're lucky the customer blames you and demands recompense. If you're not lucky, the customer's surviving family blames you and demands recompense. Not worth the risk.
You can make the customer sign whatever you want, absolving you of responsibility for installing the parts they provide. Any half-arsed lawyer can tear that apart in court with minimal effort.
Customer brings you faulty used part or shoddy new part to install. You, being "honest" install the part for the customer against your better judgement because they *insist* on it. Part fails. If you're lucky the customer blames you and demands recompense. If you're not lucky, the customer's surviving family blames you and demands recompense. Not worth the risk.
You can make the customer sign whatever you want, absolving you of responsibility for installing the parts they provide. Any half-arsed lawyer can tear that apart in court with minimal effort.
