This question will save you quite a bit of money. You will find out that if you can find an automotive repair shop that will let you bring in your own auto parts you struck it rich! 
Your next step is to see if they do good work. Now that I am out of the repair world I always ask this question before I have my car serviced. The reason is, parts mark up these days can be almost against the law if you only knew how much you were being charged for your parts. There are only a few shops out there that will accommodate you. I can remember every shop had their own formula they used when it came to marking up customer parts. In some cases, parts were marked up 150% from what you can actually buy it from your self at any auto parts store.
Now don't get me wrong here the repair shops do get a discount before they mark up your prices but its usually only a few dollars. I could remember a customer asking me who regulates these practices and I honestly could not give him an answer. I then asked the owner this question and he instructed me to tell people that it was none of their business! Everything was marked up such as parts store items, special dealership ordered items, and even some times junk yard parts.
Okay now the down side to bringing in your own auto parts. Yea that is right there’s always a downside to everything right? First of all, if you bring in the wrong part that will upset the shop and their mechanics. I don't know if you want to do that since they have your car in their possession. I can remember at one shop I was instructed to tell the customer that if this happens they will be charged twice for pulling the part again and again each time a wrong part was brought in. That can really add up. So make sure you have the right auto part the first time! Next, remember that the auto part that you bring in will not be warranteed through the repair shop. So keep your receipt just in case the part fails and it has to be replaced again which means being charged labor again to remove and replace your auto part. I know it sounds like it just keeps getting worse and worse right?
On the other hand if the auto part you brought in does its job then you came out ahead! I know a lot of people including me don't have the time to keep running around making sure the mechanic has the right part. So please weigh the pros and the cons before you try to bring in your own auto part. But when this strategy works out which most of the time it does, like I said before the savings will be unbelievable!
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