dagwoodzz Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 Noticed last weekend I had broken my muffler loose. I thought it was just a cracked weld where the pipe joins Muffler. Yesterday she fell out in middle of road. I thought I could get by a month or so before replacing. Oh well trip to muffler shop this week. The searches I was able to find seem to recommend cheapest replacement possible since they are always getting beat pretty bad. Is that the general concensus? :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 hmm well i went thru 2 exhausts in 2 years in my 87 b/c i went to a gas station/repair shop and they used crap parts...i went to a muffler shop in town that was cheap and good and i havent had it rust thru in 5 years so i dont know if they changed the angle so the condensation drains out or what but i will def go to them again when i need 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 :o $170.40 +tax. New muffler and tailpipe. Not to bad I guess. I Didn't even get dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted March 28, 2006 Author Share Posted March 28, 2006 The muffler has a lifetime warranty. I asked the guy when I dropped it if the new muffler didn't have a skid plate to grind the old one off and install on new muffler. He says no problem. I look at it when I pick it up an notice one weld broke on a new skidplate. Still no big deal. I get home and look little closer and see that only 3 of the 6 welds held. This is the kicker, He didn't charge me parts or labor for the skid plate. Do I take it back and ask him to tack it right even if I didn't pay for it? Maybe he was afraid he'd burn hole in muffler? Anyway warranty will only cover muffler and pipes not add-ons. What would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 use tie wire.. that's what i did. works just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmccorkell1384 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 I would go back and ask him to do it right while slipping him a $20. Considering he already did extra work grinding the plate off the old muffler and installing it on the new muffler $20 isn't all that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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