Bought a thermostat, did they ripped me off?

[Vacuum]

The viscous fan clutch needed a replacement (stuck and sounded like a jet plane on take off). So I found a place that sold them for 1500baht, fair enough (I was prepared to pay 3000). I was also aware that the thermostate have been removed (by watching the temp meter). Opposite this shop was a garage (no surprise) and the mechanic offered me to change the fan thing for 250 baht. Simple job really, but I thought why not.

So I told the guy to put in a new thermostat, didnt ask for the price, and was qouted 600baht for the thermostat. Did he or the shop ripp me off?  Seriously, 600 baht for a water thermostat.

[Denim]

If you are talking about something like this :

 

 

1500 baht does sound a lot. 

 

Might be the difference between an original part or a Taiwanese copy.

[stubuzz]

You didn't mention what the vehicle is. Many new thermostats come installed in a new housing and can be expensive. My Focus was 1500bt.

Edited April 4, 2019 by stubuzz

[JoeW]

OEM toyota (not sure what car you have) will set you back over 1,500 THB. So 600 THB is not a bad price.

Edited April 4, 2019 by JoeW

[Vacuum]

16 hours ago, Denim said:

If you are talking about something like this :

 

 

1500 baht does sound a lot. 

 

Might be the difference between an original part or a Taiwanese copy.

Yes, something like that. It was 600 baht, the 1500 was for the viscous fan clutch.

[JoeW]

Normal price. Many OEM parts are sold at or over 1,500 THB

[petermik]

The main point is did it work and is the car OK again...if so what,s a few hundred baht overcharge

[Just Weird]

On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 4:57 PM, Denim said:

If you are talking about something like this :

 

 

1500 baht does sound a lot. 

 

Might be the difference between an original part or a Taiwanese copy.

He was charged B600 for the thermostat.

[moontang]

a little high compared to non-dealer part store, imo.  

[Vacuum]

20 hours ago, petermik said:

The main point is did it work and is the car OK again...if so what,s a few hundred baht overcharge

Works ok, temp still a bit on the cold side though. Planning to replace it with an 86°-88° thermostat.