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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:16 AM
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Man i bought a TRD exhaust from a friend of mine, i called the toyota dealer to get a price quote on putting it on, they told me 375!! Thats a little steep for a bolt on exhaust just to install aint it?
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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thats what they do best.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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Install it yourself.... 2 Bolts and 2 hangers. DONE.

Or take it to an exhaust shop and they'll prolly do it for $20
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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The dealer quoted me around 800 to put in some TRD springs.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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Stealership (bolt-on) installs FTL !!!
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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I think theres 3 hangers...
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:33 AM
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by KINGxOFxSKA
Install it yourself.... 2 Bolts and 2 hangers. DONE.

Or take it to an exhaust shop and they'll prolly do it for $20
Yeah i'm going to get a quote on at the muffler shop tomorrow, next i gotta figure out who can put in my springs, i got a friend who works at sears that said they can install my springs and everything, but i dont know about Sears. Not the place i would think of to do aftermarket lowering springs.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:15 AM
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you don't have a size 14 wrench? that's all this takes...
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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where the hell is brazoria
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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If you consider doing the exhaust yourself trdsparks.com has and quick installation guide. http://www.trdsparks.com/install/PT400-52840inst.pdf
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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Just do it yourself...It'll take 10 minutes.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Thats crazy!, Just do it urself.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by XionLion
where the hell is brazoria
haha it's about 50 miles south of houston, right on the coast
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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Yeah i'm considering just putting it on a jack stands and climbing under there and doing it myself.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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wow, i paid $35 to install Injen when i had my car.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 04:45 PM
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yeah with something that easy you should do it yourself.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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mine took 12 minutes total with powertools and a crap load of wd40
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Originally Posted by Gmonroe80
Originally Posted by KINGxOFxSKA
Install it yourself.... 2 Bolts and 2 hangers. DONE.

Or take it to an exhaust shop and they'll prolly do it for $20
Yeah i'm going to get a quote on at the muffler shop tomorrow, next i gotta figure out who can put in my springs, i got a friend who works at sears that said they can install my springs and everything, but i dont know about Sears. Not the place i would think of to do aftermarket lowering springs.
Sears cannot install aftermarket parts anymore as maybe your friend is doing it as a favor to you but he can get fired......I work at Sears.......and have asked and they will not install any parts they themselves cannot order.
Old Oct 11, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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^^ sears can order TRD springs!............






........from toyota



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