Need Tips Installed But For $60!?!?!

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Old 06-09-2008, 11:31 AM
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Ok ive been quoted by two shops, one asking 60 the other 75. Im sorry but this is way too freakin high for what they actually do. It's an easy job and theyre obviously ripping people off with these prices. Does anyone know a shop around plano/north dallas that does ti[s for cheap and does a good job. Ive seen people pay 25 and have yet to find the luck to find this kind of shop
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just pay the 60, that's fair
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I would go buy a case of beer and trade them for that, thats how I got my cutout installed
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Originally Posted by 2 SLOW
just pay the 60, that's fair
maybe it is but everyone i see on here says they got them installed for 25 i dont know just curious to see if i can get a good deal
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Originally Posted by clean99
I would go buy a case of beer and trade them for that, thats how I got my cutout installed
i doubt thatll work justin you bastard! Maybe some grey goose but after the install
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Originally Posted by mycamaroSS
maybe it is but everyone i see on here says they got them installed for 25 i dont know just curious to see if i can get a good deal
a lot of people lie on forums to sound cool.
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Originally Posted by 2 SLOW
a lot of people lie on forums to sound cool.
i wouldnt doubt it what bitches, o well i guess ill pay it
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just go find a little exhaust shop that welds I would assume 30 bux is about right for tips
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WELL..to take 2 off and weld 2 on properly...will take around 60 minutes.[and no,mine don't stick out past the bumper...camera angle...should change pic]haha..
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yup pay up they have to cut the old ones, align and weld the new ones,
ive had a 25 dollar tip install years ago and it looked like ****...
you get what you paid for
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
WELL..to take 2 off and weld 2 on properly...will take around 60 minutes.[and no,mine don't stick out past the bumper...camera angle...should change pic]haha..
yea that makes sense....lol never noticed them till you pointed it out..DAMN!they look like they are stretched over the bumper
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yup pay up they have to cut the old ones, align and weld the new ones,
ive had a 25 dollar tip install years ago and it looked like ****...
you get what you paid for
yup yup yup
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Something to think about most all shops have a minimum shop rate. Most cases its around 50 at least.
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Originally Posted by 2 SLOW
a lot of people lie on forums to sound cool.

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lol, j/k
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Pronto Muffler off 75 between 15th and Park
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pronto will prolly only make you tip them
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see if they'll do it for 50 but really it's not THAT much to pay
Old 06-09-2008, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ESMsilver00SS
Pronto Muffler off 75 between 15th and Park
thats where i went, lots of good feedback about them
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Originally Posted by 6THZ28
see if they'll do it for 50 but really it's not THAT much to pay
i know 60 isnt at all either im just broke haha
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Three years ago when i was in college at OU i had a full exhaust installed on my nissan/datsun 82zxt from the down pipe out to the rear bumper. I provided the mandrel bends and the shop cut and welded it all together for 100$. If a shop wanted 60$ just to cut and weld two tips on i would go buy a used flux core mig welder for @100$ and do it myself, at least you have a welder to play around with and it pays for itself the next time you need exhaust work done.
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