V7 850 Sport OEM heated grips

[Dr. Enzo Toma]

For those with a V7 850 Sport and OEM accessory heated grips, what did they run you? $$$

I priced out a V7 Sport and alongside that quote I got a quote for the one accessory that has my interest and isn't something I'd move over from my V7 Stone, OEM heated grips. Total for them in the quote was $719. $274 in parts, $445 in labor. The parts price looks appropriate searching part number 2S002378 online, and it's also on par with what I've paid for OEM accessory heated grips in the past which tend to run at least double the price of aftermarket ones, but $445 seems steep for the install. There's no getting around paying a dealer with the OEM accessory heated grips it seems, as they require dealer activation by flashing a software update to enable them.

Wondering if that labor quote is looking to make some additional dealer markup, or if these really have a long install time and that's the going rate folks pay for them. I found the instructions for them online and nothing seems too crazy, especially since it's plug and play (other than activation). https://www.af1racing.com/prodimages/st3/2S002378_d7.pdf
Installing aftermarket ones are mostly the same steps of swapping out the grips, pulling the fuel tank, and routing cables, which can be done in an hour on my V7 Stone excluding the time taken to meticulously dremel down the throttle tube to fit the aftermarket heated grip, not required for the OEM accessory ones.

[Rons]

When I bought my V7 Sport in November of 2025, I negotiated the heated grips and install. Basically, I paid full MSRP, plus the freight, and they supplied and installed the heated grips.
Once the dealer installs and flashes the ecu ( or whatever) the heated grips are integrated into your dash. Maybe you can negotiate free or discounted labor for the install. Shops around here get $150-200 an hour. $445 seems like over two hours of labor.

[guzziart]

How much do you actually save if you buy oem (or aftermarket) grips, install them yourself and then return the bike to the dealer to have them brought into the ECM?  If it ends up saving you a couple hundred, I'd leave it to the dealer to do it all which would reduce your chances of you boogering something up (scratch the tank, perforate the seat, etc.).  Also. like Rons implied, negotiate!  I'd really hate to pay full sticker on it all, bike & grips.  In September MG will probably begin discounting these with cash back or some other incentive to move inventory.  Good luck, I like the looks of the Sport!