$3700 for a PS install at the dealer? Am I being robbed?

kgaler · 05-02-2011, 10:53 AM

What is the normal cost of getting the PS installed at the dealer? Mine wants $3700. Don't these installs take about 5-6 hours and cost $1300 on-line?

I don't mind a premium at the dealer but that seems way too high to me.

TIA

Frampton · 05-02-2011, 11:03 AM

i got a quote less than that for an indie shop to purchase and install kw v3's, vorschlag camber plates, align, corner weight, and set ride heights.

are you thinking of spending $3600 for stock BMW performance suspension?

kgaler · 05-02-2011, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frampton

i got a quote less than that for an indie shop to purchase and install kw v3's, vorschlag camber plates, align, corner weight, and set ride heights.

are you thinking of spending $3600 for stock BMW performance suspension?

No, I was thinking that up maybe $2200 was a reasonable price. I can buy the parts for $1300.

What do you think?

onefastman · 05-02-2011, 11:21 AM

I think you should get quality suspension such as KW

fboutlaw · 05-02-2011, 11:30 AM

3600 quote - 1300 parts = 2300 labor
2300 labor / 120 hourly rate = 19.2 hours

It doesn't take that long to do the PS. Dealer quote for work should be around 8 hours, and it really does take that full amount of time, our suspensions are not easy to work on.

Your quote should be around 2250 if my maths are correct. So, yes, you're getting ripped off.

miiipilot · 05-02-2011, 11:36 AM

Wow, I would say that's highway robbery.

I thought it should be around $2300 also.

miiipilot

marcus · 05-02-2011, 02:08 PM

You are not getting just robbed you're also getting raped. It will never take that long to install suspension. It took me 7hrs and it was my first time and had no clue what i was doing.

stevenc · 05-02-2011, 02:19 PM

Buy the suspension and then do it your self, or get with the local BMW club and bribe someone with beer to help you out.

Installed it my self in 8 hours. It really is a 2 man job but can be done by your self.

mosx · 05-02-2011, 02:24 PM

Yes that's highway robbery. I paid a local shop about $450 to install mine. Took them 6 hours and it was the first one they've ever done. 8 hours is crap. My dealer wanted $1700, and their only excuse for the high price was that I will get 12 months warranty on the parts & labor. Well the parts are warrantied by BMW for 12 months, and the labor warranty is worthless since just about every shop has some sort of warranty on their work.

dcho · 05-02-2011, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevenc

Buy the suspension and then do it your self, or get with the local BMW club and bribe someone with beer to help you out.

Installed it my self in 8 hours. It really is a 2 man job but can be done by your self.

doh, lol. Maybe i should have offered to pay you to do it. oh well its now at motorwerks

C-Mac · 05-02-2011, 04:46 PM

Had mine installed for $350, sway bar was another $50. Check with other shops in your area, pretty simple job for a qualified mechanic.

kgaler · 05-02-2011, 04:49 PM

Thanks everybody. I just got back from the dealer and they changed their time to 9.5 hours @ $140/h. I guess around here they haven't done many of these. They charged $1650 for the parts. Comes out to about $2900+. I agreed to it because I don't know anybody else I would trust to do it. But, my butt hurts a little.

The good part is that it looks like I'll have it on Friday. YAHOO!!!!!

Lambobimmer · 05-02-2011, 05:02 PM

I paid $375 at a BMW indy shop

MikeinAlexandria · 05-02-2011, 05:06 PM

If the shop is charging more than 8-10 hours of time, they are either ripping you off or ey don't have a tech who knows what he is doing. I have friends who can install coil overs in 3.5 hours because they know tricks wi suspension disassembly, etc. Mach V Motorsports in Sterling spent most of a day on mine for a little more than $700. At included time for ride height adjustment, suspension alignment, me pestering them, etc. It was well worth it, but the install doesn't take two frigging days.

parky1215 · 05-02-2011, 05:23 PM

I paid $250 to get my H&R spring and koni yellow shocks installed at local BWM tuning shop. Took them less than hour (2 people working).

HondaGoneRogue · 05-02-2011, 05:36 PM

Did mine myself. I've done a total of 5 cars so far. Got it down to about four hrs using a floor jack and jackstands. A shop shouldn't take long at all.

onefastman · 05-02-2011, 08:39 PM

Ask them to take you to dinner.

They ought to before they F*** you like that lol

SlickShift · 05-02-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by onefastman

Ask them to take you to dinner.

They ought to before they F*** you like that lol

Where's the "like" button. lol New one this Wednesday!

135roller · 05-02-2011, 10:44 PM

ltbmw does it for 250 ! seems like your getting ripped off!

dicker · 05-03-2011, 02:31 AM

I had it done for $200 at a local shop.

escobar929 · 05-03-2011, 07:30 AM

wow is all i have to say

took 3 people to do my coilovers on jack stands on my buddies drive way, got it done in just under 3 hours, if we had a lift would have been much less

anything over 2-4 hours for a professional shop is ridiculous

romak47 · 05-03-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by lamboworld

I paid $375 at a BMW indy shop

i paid even less than that. i paid 100 euro(est.150USdollar) for install of kw v2s and alignment.

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onefastman Major General 159 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	I think you should get quality suspension such as KW __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(1addicts.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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fboutlaw Cone Cruncher 31 Rep 534 Posts Drives: Dinan 135i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cupertino, CA iTrader: (3)	3600 quote - 1300 parts = 2300 labor 2300 labor / 120 hourly rate = 19.2 hours It doesn't take that long to do the PS. Dealer quote for work should be around 8 hours, and it really does take that full amount of time, our suspensions are not easy to work on. Your quote should be around 2250 if my maths are correct. So, yes, you're getting ripped off.
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marcus First Lieutenant 15 Rep 378 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Vert Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	You are not getting just robbed you're also getting raped. It will never take that long to install suspension. It took me 7hrs and it was my first time and had no clue what i was doing. __________________
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kgaler Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 220 Posts Drives: 135i DCT Join Date: May 2010 Location: CT iTrader: (1)	Thanks everybody. I just got back from the dealer and they changed their time to 9.5 hours @ $140/h. I guess around here they haven't done many of these. They charged $1650 for the parts. Comes out to about $2900+. I agreed to it because I don't know anybody else I would trust to do it. But, my butt hurts a little. The good part is that it looks like I'll have it on Friday. YAHOO!!!!! __________________ 2012 Alpine White 135i \| DCT \| Dinan Stage 3 \| ER Charge Pipe \| P3 Cars Boost Gauge \| Performance Suspension \| Terracotta Leather \| M Sport Pkg \| Premium Pkg \| Heated Seats \| Comfort Access \|
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