that this whole thing is just hilarious. This last post just bears it out even more. 2.5 hours at a franchised dealer to install the thing is not really that bad, considering that many shops in the system charge up to 8 HOURS! This is reason for my anger in the first place, and hence the title of this thread--SCAM continues. By offering you the harness under goodwill, they force you to take their labor--which according to dealers, NJ or various customers is A: the dealers sole discretion B: NJ's sole discretion or C: however much they can get by with until you scream. In my last case my dealer charged me 7.7 hours. Delaerships have large investments and should make money. But any honest tech can tell you that this install takes an experienced tech about 50 minutes.

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