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Question
Need info on fair prices of repair. We have a 2002 jeep Cherokee.  We need to have the following fixed due to the air conditioning and heating not working:   heater core and blend doors and up to 3 actuators for the blend doors .  Right now it is in a garage (dealer) that charges $80 an hour. I guess the best think to ask you is how many hours of labor you think this job would take and then how much for the parts. ( i would like to take it somewhere other than the dealer but want to be sure that I know what IS a fair price). Thank you very much- Jessica

Answer
Hi Jessica,

I'd definitely take it somewhere other than the dealership, but replacing a blend box and/or components of it is a costly and very involved job. I would guess a minimum of seven hours labor time.

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Thanks for the question, I hope this information was helpful to you.
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