# How much should a high-pressure power steering hose actually cost?

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** maxima\
**Created:** [August 20, 2011, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-should-a-high-pressure-power-steering-hose-actually-cost/67260 "2011-08-20T01:59:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-much-should-a-high-pressure-power-steering-hose-actually-cost/67260/2 "2011-08-20T02:16:56Z")

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Common for parts to be marked up, sometimes 100% over wholesale. The only way to know if you were ripped off is to compare your total job cost to what others would charge for parts, labor, etc. Other shops might have marked the part up less but charged more labor.

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