Reasonable price to fix ignition switch?

[howw]

I need to fix the ignition switch on my 98 VW golf GL Automatic 4cyl.
The problem I'm having is that when I start the car I have no lights, wipers, A/C, heater ect.. I'm positive its the ignition switch because I use to be able to hold the key and turn it clockwise while I drove to get wipers or lights to work. now that doesnt even work. I got an estimate from a repair shop of $469.00 to fix it. I want to make sure I'm not getting ripped off. I know the work is intensive ( I hate dealing with the steering colomn/airbag issue) but that seems a little high if you have the right tools and know what your doing.

Any feedback would be great
thx

[FemaleVwTech]

Sounds high to me. How much labor are they charging?

[ggarland]

They want HOW much??? That is insane, I just did my switch in a '97 Golf CL in under 25 mins using simple hand tools and a cheap puller. I never did the job before, so I had to learn as well. It is dead simple, and I had no trouble at all. Just go for it and do it yourself, or find a shop that charges real time for a job like that. No more than an hour, max!! E mail me at [email protected] and I will walk you through it. Cheers!

George

[Rhino666]

'98' - that's a MK3 isn't it ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vw-golf-mk3-ig...QQcmdZViewItem

Don't waste your money !!