Dealer quoted $1000 for side mirror replacement

[mav2991]

My driver side mirror was hit and my dealer quoted about $1000 to replace it ($550 for the mirror, $150 for paint and another $400 for install). Is this quote as crazy as it seems? Has anyone found an alternative?

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[Malyk]

Mirrors are pretty easy to replace, I would just buy the mirror from the dealer, drop it off at a local body shop to paint and diy install it to save 500$

 

[KevCuRaoi]

My driver side mirror was hit and my dealer quoted about $1000 to replace it ($550 for the mirror, $150 for paint and another $400 for install). Is this quote as crazy as it seems? Has anyone found an alternative?

Crazy. (unless there are parts/factors I am unaware of). I looked up parts for my own hybrid XLT as example. Parts MSRP for mirror assy & mirror housing cover is like $396.
Replacing mirror should be able 1/2 hr labor..... labor rates vary a lot.... but I doubt their labor rate is $800/hr!
Not as sure about the paint.... $100 would be my more reasonable estimate.

$500-600 is probably a reasonable range to expect to pay. I can't see how $1,000 for this could be justified.

 

[LM42]

If you can't do it yourself, minus the paint, just have a body shop do it. Parts will be similar but their labor rate will be much less than service department labor rate. Typically less than half.

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