Toyota Repair: Combination switch installation, left turn signal, high beams

Question
Hi, Ted.  Thanks so much for offering to help.

I've been told, at a shop specializing in Toyota repair, that my '91 Tercel needs a combination switch.  When I use the headlights, the high beams are always on unless I pull forward (toward me) the arm on the left side of the steering column that flips between high beams and low beams (and then I have to hold it forward). The regular beams then operate, but if I release that arm, the high beams come on instead and stay on.  

The first symptom of a problem was that the high beams would come on if I turned on the left turn signal, unless I held the arm forward.  (In other words, the regular beams were already on, and if I used the left turn signal, it would switch to high beams.  Soon after that started, one of the headlights "burned out" or at least the shop replaced it.  But on that same visit I FORGOT to tell them about the turn signal problem, which then progressed to the headlight problem I described first (the current problem).

Anyway, I'm tending to trust the diagnosis they've made at the shop, but I'm wondering if the labor requirement is in line for this repair.  They're estimating 1.5 to 2 hours of labor for the job.  So I just thought I'd ask you if that seems like a normal amount of time for the job or if I should look for someone who can do it faster, (and of course any other observations you might have about this problem.)  They're purchasing the part from a Toyota part supplier (dealer, maybe) for $220, so by the time I add the labor, it's substantial.  I'm honestly not just trying to get something done "on the cheap," and I'm a 64-year-old "almost little old lady" who needs a safe car and I don't pretend to know anything about car repair, but I just thought that seemed like a long time and I should check it out with someone who would know.  A second opinion!

Thanks a lot.  Joy.

Answer
Their diagnosis seems to be correct and the labor rate also seems very much in line, the labor rate is mostly a flat rate that either the shop sets or derived from a labor guide, it doesn't necessarily mean that the job will take that long it just means that it's the prevailing rate which most shops and dealers go by. It may not hurt to ask them to give you a little break, say 10% off parts and labor, if your a regular customer they will probably comply.