The seals in my GT1749Va have gone but I'm not sure which way to go:

Midland Turbo will recon it for £185 or sell a reman unit for £380 but I still need a garage to remove it and replace it afterwards which may take time and tot up the labour costs.

Turbo Dynamics are offering brand new turbos for £470 but again I need a garage to do the change out.

What have you guys paid for this to be done and did they get the recon unit for you?
have you done it yourself? I've done a few turbo bikes which were a pleasure to work on but I find the hidden nature of this turbo to be a bit daunting to get to.

I've just spent a small fortune on getting long awaited attention paid to the car so I'd like to get a fair idea what I can expect to shell out for this job and what you think the best route is.

Thanks in advance .

BTW: it is an '04 1.9TDi 130 with an ASZ engine.