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08-29-2018, 03:50 PM
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Drives: 2011 2LT/RS Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Los Angeles
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Shop is charging $400 to weld on mufflers on 2011 V6.
I bought some magnaflow mufflers and exhaust tips, and the shop quoted me $100 an hour. That's a little higher than the average for the area, but not by much.
I'm sitting in the waiting room now. They have been working on it for 5 hours. Pictures of current progress is below. What they are saying the issue they ran into was that the mufflers were much bigger and they have to make a bracket and aligning the angles were hard work. Apparently the "gap"of the black brackets leaving the resonator are different and cause alignment issues. According to them It's going to be around a 6 hour job but they are giving me a deal and charging only for four hours. I already got into a "discussion" about it, but don't want to push it cuz they still are working on my car. Of course I did my research and found that this should be only a 1.5hr max job. Idk what I'm looking for from you guys, I already have the feeling that I'm being ripped off, but that feeling is turning to me just believing they did things the hard way and I'm paying for that. Is this really that complex, I know some members here installed the same mufflers for much less. |
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08-29-2018, 03:54 PM
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Drives: 2011 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Utah
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Looks like you're being hosed to me. Especially by any shop that uses pipe clamps like that for anything more than a paperweight.
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08-29-2018, 03:57 PM
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Fish Poop Aficionado
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You’re definitely getting ripped off. Something like that should cost $200 at most.
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08-29-2018, 03:57 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Riverside, CA
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Yeah, NO. This is crazy.
Cost me 30 each buck to get my quad tips welded on. |
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08-29-2018, 04:13 PM
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Drives: 2018 ZL1 2015 1SS 1LE Join Date: May 2013
Location: North Eastern Michigan
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That sucks, and those welds are terrible! Sorry about your luck man.
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08-29-2018, 04:16 PM
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Drives: 2012 IOM RS/SS 6MT Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: West Twin Cities, MN
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Yep, this is why I went with a kit that's tried and true and bolts up. More for the part, but much easier to install it.
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Pedders Coilovers, BMR trailing arms and toe-links, Prothane solid poly subframe bushings, JDP Motorsports rear upper control arm bushings, Texas Speed long-tube headers with 2" primaries, modified fully 3" Magnaflow competition catback. CAI cold-air intake. DBA rotors, Hawk pads. Quote:
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08-29-2018, 04:17 PM
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Drives: Boeing 757/767+2010 IBM 2SS Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Bangor, ME and Palm Coast, FL
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You’re getting screwed....ask them for a little kiss first next time.
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08-29-2018, 04:28 PM
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Drives: 12SS Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Dayton, Tx. 77535
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Ripped Off
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08-29-2018, 04:28 PM
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Drives: Camaro 1LE Join Date: May 2018
Location: USA
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6 hours for 2 mufflers and 2 tail pipes is pathetic.
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08-29-2018, 04:51 PM
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Yup should be around 200-300 max and shouldnt take more than a hour.
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08-29-2018, 05:01 PM
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Drives: 2011 Vistory Red 1LS Join Date: May 2018
Location: Missouri
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I thought exhaust for these things was all bolt on type stuff???
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08-29-2018, 05:37 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS Victory Red 6M Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Gulf Coast, TX
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You've been scammed and that is a terrible job. Shoulda just gotten an actual a/b kit. If I were still doing exhaust fab work, that would have cost at most 150 bucks and about an hr to 2. So sorry man.....
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08-29-2018, 07:58 PM
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Drives: 2017 1SS auto vert Nightfall Gray Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Central Coast, CA
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Had mine done on SS in two hours
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08-29-2018, 08:03 PM
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Drives: SUMMIT WHITE 2SS/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 2018: Lakewood Ranch, Fl.
Posts: 8,112
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My 2010 SS aftermarket mufflers were CLAMPED on 9 years ago.
Cost $100.00 for one hour labor. There still fine after all this time.
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