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Originally Posted by Neon01
Had a quality local german (mostly BMW) shop quote me $300 to install a SSK if I brought it to them (2010 135i). They said that's if the kit has "the connecting rod" since they would have to remove a significant part of the exhaust. Though, when I asked them how much it would be if the kit didn't include the rod, they said roughly the same... They were trying to sell me on the Active Autowerks or UUC kit, but I'd be too worried about voiding trans warranty with an aftermarket SSK.
Their labor rate is $95/hour, so this looks like about 3 hours labor.
1. Is that reasonable?
2. Does the BMW Performance kit come with the connecting rod?
3. My neighbor is a very good mechanic, but doesn't usually do too much with BMWs. He charges me $60/hour for labor, and I was going to have him do some other work for me anyway. Is an SSK install the kind of job you would trust a good non-BMW specialist mechanic to be able to do? I'd love to save the coin if so.
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95 bucks is cheap. but the install should be no more then 1.5 to 2 hours as per the BMW installation instructions.
I paid a bit more to get mine installed per hour but I got it done at a dealer.