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Old 09-08-2015, 01:32 PM
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2014 ML350 running boards labor cost $1200????

Hi everyone,
I'm newbe in here and this is my first MB car ever. I just bought 2014 ML 350 4matic gas verion , the car is high for my kids without running boards . I just called my dealer to ask about the price and labor cost. They told me those boards for $1,090 and labor cost for $1,200. Total I have to pay for $2400s . Is that a cazy thing that MB always do ??? :-(((
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Hi everyone,
I'm newbe in here and this is my first MB car ever. I just bought 2014 ML 350 4matic gas verion , the car is high for my kids without running boards . I just called my dealer to ask about the price and labor cost. They told me those boards for $1,090 and labor cost for $1,200. Total I have to pay for $2400s . Is that a cazy thing that MB always do ??? :-(((
Anyone have them but don't want to use or where I can get OEM RB please help!
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Holy smokes thats high. How many dealers did you call? You can find the boards on here or ebay for much less then have a body shop install if cost is a significant factor. Some people rather just pay the dealer and not coordinate alternate means.
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Holy smokes thats high. How many dealers did you call? You can find the boards on here or ebay for much less then have a body shop install if cost is a significant factor. Some people rather just pay the dealer and not coordinate alternate means.
Thanks for your replay! Here is an update! I just called 2 more dealers that far from me about 2hrs driving. The second dealer quoted for $600 labor and the 3rd dealer for $495 labor.
So far the 3rd sounds ok to me.
The same price for RB for all 3 dealers are $1,090.
I'm happy if someone here have those and wanna get rid of 'em.
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I've seen oem RBs go for 200-400 shipped. ebay.
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Thanks so much!! I will take a look at it! I have a silly question may I ask? What's different between OEM style and OEM?? Could I bring those to any body shop or any technician for installation? TIA.
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"style" = replicas. They look like and hopefully fit perfectly like MB parts. They may be great but I always like OEM. The good news is that RBs have poor resale so you should be able to find some for cheap.

Any body shop should be able to easily install.
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Oh I understand now! Your informations helps me a lot! Hopefully I can get those for cheap.

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