8 hours smells a little like fish to me. If your getting cables and brake lines from the dealer $290 could be close, but I sent a total of about 3 hours doing mine and that included cutting and extending the control wiring. I would be looking at another shop. MHO

 

It took me around 3 or 4 hours for my beach bars...which included the internal wiring and cables

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If you keep him honest like that by telling him, "Nah, Ill do it at the dealership this time. Its cheaper." He will probably work a little harder for your business in the future by not getting so laxxed on his asking prices towards you. my $.02

 

That's my Plan A. With the tank off, it sure would take the least amount of time to be done there. With the feedback I received from this thread, I might just do it myself (with a friend).

BTW ZJAvy, change your Weatherundeground signature. No one here on the east coast wants to be reminded daily how friggin cold it is here.

 

I was in NY this morning, seemed to finally be getting a little colder there to me. I was in Boston last week and it was warmer there then here in SoCal if you can believe that. Did I mention my wife and FmrRacer is pissed at me right now because our heater is broken, LOL.