Spring job cost...

[Jopa201]

Just wanting to check and see what you guys paid to have your springs changed on the car. I been quoted 4hours of labor for about 800 bucks.

Thanx

[Jopa201]

Just wanting to see what everybody paid for replacing their springs. I been quoted 4 hours 800 bucks

Thanx

[Z06M3]

Holy rip off. EAS quoted me $250 but I can get it cheaper in LA.

[IMG]

Jeeez,thats way too much even including alignment !
$250-$300 should be enough unless you are getting them installed by the stealer .

[mkPOTO]

VS Motorsports charged 4hours x 95 per

[Jopa201]

I thought that would be a lot I'll check around more thanx

[Jopa201]

I thought that's too much I'll check around

[positiveions]

Too much. Try someone else. For $800 you can drive to Malek here in SOCAL; he can do a fantastic job, get intrenched with his knowledge, and his enthusiasm for BMW.

[tha_good_life]

800! That's absurd!

[Evan_RS]

Got my installed for $250.

[dreamspeed]

Installing springs is pretty easy. Do you have a friend that has done it before that can help you out? If you are mechanically adept you can just follow a DIY and do it yourself.

The 250 quote from EAS is what i would consider a reasonable price (actually a pretty good price considering they are a well known reputable shop). A random shop would probably do it for 150-200

[bmwaddict]

jeez they see you rolling an m3 they hating lol j/k

[Raz335]

I'd say $300-$350 is the going rate. Any more is too much

[FVM3]

I paid 150 for mine

[Brucewonder]

$150-200

[ForgedDistributing]

I believe half of that is what it should be.

[Vic311]

Originally Posted by Brucewonder

$150-200

You cant get a shop to fart in your direction for that

[blackmist222777]

why is this thread in the pictures category?

[info@trinityautosport]

no way a spring install should be that much at all.

[slicer]

I have noticed that shops specializing in M3 / BMW will charge around $300 because they can install springs very quickly. "Race" shops or those without a lot of M3 experience will trend towards $1000. It's a surprising range but, as with anything, once you learn the install "tricks" you can do the work much quicker / cheaper.

[IND-Distribution]

Most shops will charge 4-6 hours for the work, depending on if an alignment is included or not. Hourly rates can vary substantially, but range from our rate of $62/hour on the low end to ~$130/hour on the high end.

That would put a spring install at $248 at the low end, without an alignment, to $780 on the very high end with an alignment.

At 4 hours of labor and an $800 total price, you are paying for a $200/hr labor rate, which is far far higher than any shop I have ever encountered. You may want to ask for the shop you're working with to clarify their hourly rate to you.