i did get an explanation of sorts from the service advisor when i took the car in. he explained that the plug wires had to be put together by the dealer - they did not come already assembled from the wire manufacturer, whoever that might be. so there must have been an hour or two of labor just for that, then of course the "hand looming" of the wires themselves when they were installed in the car. before i picked up the car from the dealer, i had already gotten the cost of the wires from fastlane. so i did mention to the service advisor that i could get the wires for a couple of hundred dollars. he reacted as if he knew he was boning me - that the price he was quoting was ridiculous to begin with. as i said previously, maybe they just didn't want to be bothered doing the work.......