Is this worth it, pay $180 to have it installed or is it pretty much easy to do?

 

The question is really, do you want the hassle, yes or no. While I do a lot of work myself, that price too me seems reasonable enough to for go hassle. But I'm better off than I was 3 years ago, where I wouldn't ever pay to do anything I thought I could do myself.

 

Springs scare me, especially after hearing my friends method of wrapping it in a tarp , and removing the bolt without using a spring depresser.

 

diy ftw.

 

Like Imthedevil said thats nto a bad price and if you have no experience doing it, you could kill yourself no joke...

 

This thread makes me think twice about installing coilovers myself tomorrow.

 

coilovers are different than just springs lol... but id pay a shop if u dont know what your doing

 

really wrapping it in a tarp? that just sounds sketchy! i have always used a spring compressor.

 

wrapping it in tarp is he new black... havent u heard? hahaha

 

coilovers aren't really different than springs, especially if you have to reuse the spring seats for the rears. I had no experience with suspension and followed the diy on audidiy.com (excluding the steps about removing the front upper strut bolts...) and thought it was very easy, I probably wouldn't even pay $100 for it to be professionally done.
springs and compressors aren't really thatt scary.. I've been with people that have cut springs with everything but the tires off... I definitely wouldn't do that myself and I don't really even know how they did it successfully but they did.. with more than one car (mk2 jetta, mk4 gti, wrx)