Dumb question about H&R springs

[Eothain]

Just got my H&R springs delivered. I have a dumb question though. What color are they supposed to be? I've seen pictures where they look clearly black, and a few others where they look blue. These look like a deep purple color. Are there different colors available, or just the lighting in these multiple pictures has set off a different color?

 

[ferasy]

Mine were a dark blue/purple color...I think it's just lighting that affected the color in the pictures you've seen.

 

[Eothain]

Also, what have you found is an appropriate amount to pay for installation before alignment (or at least the best we can align a gen2 w/o a camber fix). Shops around here want anywhere from $450 to $700 before alignment and I think that's BS. Shouldn't be more than a 3, maybe 4 hour job. Am I wrong?

 

[GEE50FX]

Also, what have you found is an appropriate amount to pay for installation before alignment (or at least the best we can align a gen2 w/o a camber fix). Shops around here want anywhere from $450 to $700 before alignment and I think that's BS. Shouldn't be more than a 3, maybe 4 hour job. Am I wrong?

$300 is usually the going rate for spring installs, then after you have had them on for a few hundred miles around $100 for an alignment.

 

[matrixx860]

Mine were blue, and I installed them myself.

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[Joelito18]

Also blue here but I guess can pass for a light purple maybe and paid 150 with spacers installed. It's an easy job and took no more than an hour


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[shadow191]

Mine were black, but I have a first gen and this was 6+ years ago. And 3 hours labor is probably about right. The fronts require the springs to be compressed so that will add some time. IIRC, a friend's shop did mine and it was about 2 hours working quickly.