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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 05:42 AM
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i got an trd muffler and got it installed at the dealer and it looked good but when i got home it was saggin about 3 to 4 inches low i pulled on it a lil bit and it ploped back into place but tonight when i went back to it it was saggin down again wtf is wrong!?!
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 02:45 PM
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If you paid the dealer price to have it installed there, then you bet your butt that I'd be making them take care of it.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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ya ok but whats wrong
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by george_da_2nd
ya ok but whats wrong
Take some pics and we might be able to tell you what is possibly wrong with it.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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theres a li lrubber thang that the exhaust is hangin on to and it like dosent do tis job i guess it can slip up and hold the exhaust up but if i hit a speed bump or a nasty road it giggles free and falls lets the exhause fall lower.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by george_da_2nd
theres a li lrubber thang that the exhaust is hangin on to and it like dosent do tis job i guess it can slip up and hold the exhaust up but if i hit a speed bump or a nasty road it giggles free and falls lets the exhause fall lower.
Take it back to the dealer and have them fix it until it is right.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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allright ill leave soon baclk later
Old Aug 3, 2006 | 05:09 AM
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they basicly said im screwed so i just bought a new rubber gromet an dit works now but now it rattles the thing that the muffler uses to hook i nto the rubber ting is rubbin gon the frame any fixes?
Old Aug 3, 2006 | 05:13 AM
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you sure its not the rubber noodle george?
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 02:31 PM
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Please take some pics of the two hangers, where it's rubbing, and the clamp where the muffler is bolted up. Where we can get a look at exactly how it looks.
Old Aug 3, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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Oh, and btw....if your dealer told you that after you purchased it from them and they installed it, then I'd be finding a different dealer for future purposes.


Also, it might be possible that they didn't put the little donut seal back in where the muffler is clamped up.
Old Aug 3, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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If it was a dealer install and you didn't touch anything, I would take it back to the dealer and start acting very mad. Ask for a manager......ask for the manager's manager. Something doesn't sound right. Make some calls to upper management. You'll be surprised what dealers would do when you stur up those waters. I wouldn't take that answer from the dealer after getting THEIR install.
Old Aug 4, 2006 | 05:59 AM
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i got the install for 15 bucks im not gonna be a ***** after tem guvin me a deal. and whats the spacer clip and where dose it go that proably what im missing
Old Aug 4, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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15 bucks, or 15 cents. It doesn't matter. They made their money off of the overpriced exhaust. And $15 is plenty to cover their labor time, IF THEY DID IT RIGHT. It is obvious that they half @$$ed it. Now you have problems. It is on them to fix it.
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