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I ended up doing my own install in my drive way for the same reason. Everyone quoted 7 hours to do the work, it took me 6. I don't have a compressor, or any other fancy tools and had never even looked under my car until that day. I'm pretty decent with a wrench though. You will need a 21mm socket and a decent pry bar. The other thing is swivels to get to the bolts that are under the rear speakers. Otherwise it's a standard install using standard tools.
It was this DIY that conviced me to do my own and it basically is exactly as hamanncheese describes. My answer, they're definitely ripping us off. With airtools and a lift I probably could have cut another hour off the job pretty easily.
My biggest issue has been finding someone outside of the dealer that can do a wheel alignment. The angle sensors seem to scare most standard shops away from the work, so it went to the dealer. It's still better that chewing up and paying for replacement tires.
Sean
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