The amount of time spent on labor is extremely off in my opinion (not professional, of course), but I had the entire front assemblies replaced and the labor consisted of putting the E up, unbolting the old assemblies, and re-bolting the new ones. Total time was approx 30 min. I purchased the OE strut assemblies from hondapartsdeals.com for $180.00 if I remember correctly.
Did you require any special tools, or was the install done with typical wrenches etc.?
also, what is your impression of the difference the new shock assembly made to your E?
Thanks for the input.
Like I said, I just had the front struts replaced b/c the passenger side was leaking, but it drove like it was right off the lot. There are a lot of brick streets in my town thus making the ride very bumpy at points, the new assemblies worked wonders (as you would expect).
In retrospect, I should have done the work myself, my only advice would be to take it in for an alignment after the work. Originally when the work was done, the shop did not do an alignment b/c they felt that it wasn't needed, but as I drove around I noticed my steering wheel ****ed to one side so I took it back in and they did the alignment free of charge which I graciously accepted. Other than that, I would say (again, not a pro), that replacing the entire assemblies are a piece of cake given the fact that you don't have to compress the springs, just bolt and un-bolt once the care is up on a jack or lift.