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Old May 4, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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wow! $225 seems like a good price. I did mine myself but it was not
easy and plenty of sweat and blood.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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My suggestion would be to spend the money. If you run into th esame problem that I had, it will cost you much more to fix.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 07:49 PM
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i had my KOOKS installed for $150. to cheap to pass up and i have no time room or talent.
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Old May 5, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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i didnt have the proper tools or anything. had my buddie install them.
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Old May 6, 2006 | 06:51 AM
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Do it yourself....
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Old May 6, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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Do it yourself and enjoy the beer "DURING" the install
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Old May 8, 2006 | 12:48 AM
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headers aren't hard to install and there are tons of threads on here about em if you run into a problem
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Old May 8, 2006 | 01:12 AM
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I paid 225 to have mine done I have SLP LTs and i saw them and knew right away they would be a pain in the ***, and would take a LONG time.....8 hrs later on a hydr. lift and all the tools in the world those overpriced, over hyped pieces of crap went in.....my headers eat speed bumps for lunch!
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Old May 8, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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colt 45 sucks ***! haha
I will be installing my hookers myself, with the help of a friend. We will drink good beer though.
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Old May 8, 2006 | 11:19 PM
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I bit the bullet and shelled out 225 sheckels and now I'm sipping on some fine water for tonight.
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Old May 9, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Waveridr85
I bit the bullet and shelled out 225 sheckels and now I'm sipping on some fine water for tonight.
No worries. I paid $250 to have mine installed and I have no regrets. I've replaced cats & mufflers before so I know how many bandaids, cuss words and headaches one might encounter on such an endeavor Plus I work alot of hours, make decent money and I'm lazy by nature

And at least now you know it'll be done right and if you have any problems, you can take it back to be corrected.
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Old May 9, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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And at least now you know it'll be done right and if you have any problems, you can take it back to be corrected.
I wouldn't trust my local muffler shop with an umbrella let alone my pride and joy.
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Old May 9, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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$225 is cheap. I let'em do it if you trust them.
For 225, I would buy them beer too---they want 500$ around here..
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Old May 9, 2006 | 06:23 PM
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good deal but i woulda done it myself.oh i did
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