A lot cheaper than I thought

$450 for the rad support alone (new). $495 was the next cheapest price I found

I assume alignment would be critical to get correct gaps and headlight alignment etc, accurate mearurements would be vital

^ what do you mean?

Radiator support panel affects many things that attach to it, if it not fitted 100% correct there may be ongoing issues

So use some FIFO money and fix it properly.

^ planning on it.

Got all the parts at home. New mounts, new rad support and new headlights.

Headlight were disappointing, full replacement due to one broken mount point :/

Rad supports in... $1,000 labour to replace everything. Turns out it's a major operation to do right.

All good now.

Don't attempt it yourself unless you're handy with a grinder, welder and can re-gas an aircon afterwards.

Mate I hope he used Vaseline with you if he charged you a grand in labour. Piss easy job if your a qualified panel beater.

It was the cheapest quote around. Your post before saying $250 for the part and $150 labor makes me wonder if we're talking about the same thing.