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Originally Posted by mdrobc13
Local Dinan shop's discount offer is what pushed me off the fence along with the warranty. Add to it Dinan's R&D and reputation for performance and quality mods for BMW's only while H&R/Eibach/KW and others make stuff for a variety of focuses.....that just made the cost between doing aftermarket minimal at least in my opinion. Just gives you added peace of mind. (who hasn't seen the horor stories posted here by others with their cars?)
Estimate I worked out came to:
H&Rs - $250 with shipping (JSLevi, EAS and others)
Install - $400 labor ($100/hr for 4 hrs estimate local shop non dealer)
Allignment - $200-300 (est local dealer to get the specs right)
Rental - $50 (hopefully a shop would have included it but not guaranteed)
Aftermarket Total=$950-1000
Dinan's came to
Shocks - $899 (before discount)
Labor - $899 (book value charge by Dinan for 7.5 hrs total)
Dinan Rebate shocks 15% - $134.85 off
Dinan local shop install discount - $44.95 off
Dinan local Shop parts discount - $44.95 off
Dinan Total = Roughly $1573.25! 
4 years or 50,000 miles Dinan warrant on their product=PRICELESS!  |
I just got a quote from a local aftermarket shop that was highly recommended by member Krueger. $250 for installation and $129 for alignment. That's pretty darn good!
Springs - $785 shipped (w/ rebate)
Installation - $250
Alignment - $129
Dinan total = $1,164.