I JUST GOT SCREWED! IM AM SO PISSED
06-02-2010, 08:46 PM
#14
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: AL
Posts: 342
100% Agree. Much more often than not the dealerships are staffed with a bunch of morons that I wouldn't let check the air in my tires. There will be a handful of guys at the deaerships that are great mechanics and know what they are doing. The odds are that these guys will never see your car. Sounds like you got the run of the mill moron. Alec is right, take your car to a custom exhaust shop. It might even run you a little bit more than 180 bucks but it will be worth it.
06-02-2010, 08:57 PM
#15
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Posts: 1,305
At least the 3 year old and the monkey don't charge too much for their work! This is why I plan on installing the true duals myself! And it helps to have a friend who has a lift in his garage!
06-02-2010, 09:29 PM
#17
Before the dealers take too much of a beating (and there's already enough items to beat them up for) I just want to point out that the place he took his car is not a dealership.
It's a large mom and pop type general repair garage (as well as selling used cars and renting U-Haul equipment).
They were clearly out of their depth, as this is not exactly a rocket science type project.
It's a large mom and pop type general repair garage (as well as selling used cars and renting U-Haul equipment).
They were clearly out of their depth, as this is not exactly a rocket science type project.
06-02-2010, 09:32 PM
#18
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Illinois
Posts: 219
I've got the NTO Gt dual kit sitting in the garage, waiting to put on. I talked to a local muffler guy, and he said he'd put it on for $65 an hour, and didn't think it would take more than about 1 1/2 hours. I keep wavering back and forth, between having him do it, and doing it myself. It's strictly my play car, so it wouldn't matter if it took me 2 or 3 days to get it done. I don't have a lift but got plenty of jack stands. I think the latest plan is to do it myself, and take my time. Then I plan on driving it 3 or 4 hundred miles, to make sure there's no rubs or rattles. If everything's okay, I've got a neighbor that will weld it all up for about $20. I'll keep you posted....
06-03-2010, 07:00 AM
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 13,373
Before the dealers take too much of a beating (and there's already enough items to beat them up for) I just want to point out that the place he took his car is not a dealership.
It's a large mom and pop type general repair garage (as well as selling used cars and renting U-Haul equipment).
They were clearly out of their depth, as this is not exactly a rocket science type project.
It's a large mom and pop type general repair garage (as well as selling used cars and renting U-Haul equipment).
They were clearly out of their depth, as this is not exactly a rocket science type project.
Still, exhaust shop!
06-03-2010, 07:19 AM
#20
3rd Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 504
Right Torch_Vert, these guys aren't dealers but they aren't exhaust specialists either. They do have a mandrel pipe bender and do a decent amount of exhaust work, what I was asking for was not exactly hard to do and I thought they could do it. Are you from the area Torch?
Last edited by CWyler; 06-03-2010 at 07:25 AM.