Tailgate Cable labor time

1.2 hrtypical

0.8 to 1.4hours on most vehicles

$180typical labor at $150/hr

Tailgate Cable takes about 1.2 hr of shop labor on a typical vehicle. Across 4,858 vehicle and engine combinations from 29 makes, most fall between 0.8 and 1.4 hours, and the longest take up to 2.2 hours. Porsche, Tesla and Ram vehicles tend to take the longest; Ford, Hyundai and Suzuki the least. The exact time depends on your car, so look yours up below or pick it on the home page.

Shop labor rate

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Enter a rate to see the labor cost of each job. Many US shops charge somewhere between $100 and $200 an hour.

At $150 an hour, labor for this job is usually $120 to $210, about $180 on a typical vehicle. Parts are extra.

How long it takes across all vehicles

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Tailgate Cable time on popular vehicles

Tailgate Cable time by make

Make	Typical	Most vehicles	Vehicles
Porsche	1.6 hr	1.6 to 1.6	19
Tesla	1.6 hr	1.6 to 1.6	14
Ram	1.4 hr	1.4 to 1.4	301
Chevrolet	1.2 hr	0.8 to 1.4	997
GMC	1.2 hr	0.8 to 1.4	844
Dodge	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	710
Toyota	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	205
Nissan	1.2 hr	0.8 to 1.4	155
Mazda	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	138
Jeep	1.2 hr	0.8 to 1.3	115
Isuzu	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	55
Mitsubishi	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	42
Fiat	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	27
Plymouth	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	25
Honda	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	19
Volkswagen	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	19
Rivian	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	18
Subaru	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	11
Cadillac	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.9	10
Studebaker	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	10
Suzuki	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.2	8
Hyundai	1.2 hr	1.2 to 1.4	7
Ford	0.8 hr	0.5 to 1.4	1,095

Other body repairs

Door Glass1.8 hr typical
Door Shell3.5 hr typical
Hood1.0 hr typical
Hood Hinge1.2 hr typical
Side Mirror Glass0.5 hr typical
Windshield Molding1.2 hr typical
Door Check/Stop0.5 hr typical
Bumper Reinforcement - Front2.5 hr typical
Hood Strut0.3 hr typical
Fender Liner0.6 hr typical
Rear Window2.5 hr typical
Bumper Cover - Rear1.5 hr typical

Hours are what a professional technician takes with the right tools, the same way shops quote jobs. Figures come from the Open Labor Project database.