$375 to install Billstein 5100's?

My toyota dealer is going to do my rear leaf TSB work (after much haggling and reticence on their part.) At the same time I want to have them install my new Billstein Shocks on the OEM coils. They are saying it would be $375 in labor alone to do the work. This seems completely insane to me. Am I out of line?

Thanks in Advance

 

seems a bit high indeed, since they are already
taking apart your rear shocks. Offer 150.

 

nope
have them give you the time it will take to complete the job....I doubt it is more than 1.5 hours

 

Yes but he is talking about the front shocks. ( OEM COILS )

 

no no no no.

 

I just had my fronts installed a few weeks ago for ~$175 (including alignment). Seems very steep.

 

hmmm. I am having front and rear 5100's installed for $120. Granted I bought the front shocks from them.

 

That's way out of line, I would not give them the business if that's how they're going to treat you. Let the stealership do the TSB work and take your other business to a local shop.

 

I have already had a very direct conversation with them about it. If they can't give me a resonable bid I will take it to another Toyota dealership which is actually closer to me and my work. I am pretty pissed as it is now and don't know if I will get this bitter taste out of my mouth.

 

Ask for help from the TW crowd, it's really easy to remove the coilover, and just schedule a time to have a shop use their spring compressor to take apart and reinstall the shock. it'll be 2-3 hours of labor that you can do yourself, and about $20 to have them take apart and reinstall one shock.

 

Toyota should have guidelines set on how much they can charge to install certain parts. Installing new shocks should not be more than a couple hours, especially if the truck is already going to be on the lift for other work. That's too bad about that dealership but I would not let them near your truck for anything you'll be paying for out of pocket.

 

Places like Wheelers charge $200 to assemble front shocks and coil springs. If thats the going rate (not saying it is) then the labor for installation of the 4 would be $175.

 

So does that mean $375 is reasonable? Why is everyone else saying it should be much less? Are we not talking apples to apples here?

 

i paid $108 with tax to get all FOUR of mine installed and an alignment...

 

i also had ordered the shocks from dsms

 

Sorry, should have been more clear. The dealership is going to do the assembly of the front shocks and coil springs which some places charge $200 for. So our of the $375 total, I could see $200 going to the assembly and then the rest of the money ($175) going to installing all of it.

 

no

 

My buddy had a lift and spring compresser, paid him 100 bucks and drank some beers. He was good friend so I hooked him up

 

Thanks for the clarification everyone.

 

This is the reply I received from the Dealership:

our labor rate is $109.00 an hour . normal price to install front struts is $375.00 including an alignment . i am able to install the front struts for $261.60 plus tax and shop supplies. does this sound not so confusing? and more like what other shops are quoting? let me know if i can help.

Thoughts?