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Hi Brew,

Quite honestly, wish you came here before dealer. Only because perhaps you could have went aftermarket and saved a lot of cash. EHU is simply "Saab talk" for Electronic Head Unit. Basically, they're referring to the whole radio assembly w/ all its built in features. $3000 is a lot. But, I know from experience that SAAB, AUDI, BMW, and Mercedes - have very expensive Audio Head Units.. And, most of what you paid for - was for the PART. It's not like the dealer did you in. My guess is there may be an hour or so labor to put it in. Perhaps an hour to diagnose and even .5-1.0 (hrs) to "code" the unit after install. So perhaps 400-500 of the bill is labor. The rest is that EHU and tax. How would I handle it? Well, if I loved my car and was into keeping it ALL OEM and not dealing with non oem parts (and possible compatibility issues) I'd do nothing - other then call another SAAB Dealer. Ask what they would charge to replace your EHU (parts and labor) If their price is A LOT cheaper (not $50 cheaper, more like 500+ cheaper) I'd call SAAB of America, customer support, and complain. If the other dealer is same thing, I'd just deal with it and realize that at least you have a nice new EHU - and car is still all OEM. OK? (oem = original equipment manufacturer) Thanks for reading and my best to you!

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Answered:	9/5/2009

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