You could very well be right but while I cant remember what the replacement costs were exactly, i remember them being expensive (somewhere north of 3 grand)... the locks are worth it for me... i realize that aftermarket seats might be way cheaper and you don't have to worry about seat based airbags like I have to do in my car... but to me aftermarket seats hurt resale because most people are looking for stock or lightly modded cars and aftermarket seats might raise a red flag and hurt the resale value... better safe than sorry I think