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Electrical Silver to Black Xenon - good deal?

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Old Jul 1, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Silver to Black Xenon - good deal?

My dealer quoted me $1250 for both headlights and $250 for installation (2 hour). THey have a deal for 20% off parts installed at the dealership which would basically make installation free.

Thoughts on the price?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 08:03 AM
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If you get to keep and then sell the sliver lights... They so look really nice...
 
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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The price is okay (I'd stop short of saying "good") for purchase and installation at a dealer. You can save some more if you mail order the headlights from a dealership that sells parts at discount prices (such as Classic MINI) and install yourself or at an independent shop. The headlights should be a direct swap and shouldn't require 2 hours of labor.

You'll probably get recommendations here to Joey mod it yourself for the price of a can of paint (and a lot of anxiety as you bake and open up the headlight).
 
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Old Jul 2, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rkw
The price is okay (I'd stop short of saying "good") for purchase and installation at a dealer. You can save some more if you mail order the headlights from a dealership that sells parts at discount prices (such as Classic MINI) and install yourself or at an independent shop. The headlights should be a direct swap and shouldn't require 2 hours of labor.

You'll probably get recommendations here to Joey mod it yourself for the price of a can of paint (and a lot of anxiety as you bake and open up the headlight).
Yeah, i would rather just buy the parts and then sell the silvers here or on ebay. I will check out classic mini. THanks
 
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Old Nov 12, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyinace2000
Yeah, i would rather just buy the parts and then sell the silvers here or on ebay. I will check out classic mini. THanks

how did that work out for you?
 
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