are there any good shops around irvine/newport beach/lake forest/costa mesa? I got quoted from corner 3 garage and they said around 170-200. I know I could do it myself, but I have no car experience and I dont want my leakes from gaskets and stuff, I want it done right.

 

You may not feel comfortable doing it yourself, but trust me... It is alot easier than you think. It is a straight bolt on that will take you under an hour, if even that... You might want to consider looking somewhere else. Those bastards are over-charging you.

 

^^^^

+1, I skeptical about doing my exhaust, but it wasn't that hard and havn't had any problems... just make sure you screw on the bolts tight enough with the gaskets inbetween.

 

170~200 is pretty damm expensive to install exhaust. It is pretty much not even an hr job if shop do it.

I don't know how far you are from GTM, shoot pm or call george@GTM see if they can help you out.

https://my350z.com/forum/members/76050-george-gtm.html
www.GTmotorsports.com

Or i'm pretty sure other members in california can help you out.

chefj

 

I was alittle nervous about doing my exhaust DIY but it's not that hard at all. Once you get the OEM exhaust off it's a walk in the park.

 

170-200 for puttin on exhaust?!
in USD im assuming?!
WAY too much...
my eisenmann race got onto my 330ci for 80bux CAD...
but u can put it on DIY, it's not hard...like ^^^ said...simply bolts and stuff...u will know once u do it...
but thing is...I didn't do my own cuz i don't really feel confortable under the car if it's not on the lift...lol

 

you can do it yourself. All you need is a jack and some wd-40 and a socket set. dont be afraid!

 

its a shop man, there going to charge you an arm and a leg, i mean its pricy for just a catback but they go by a book generally for prices of specific jobs, they will just give you that general price.

 

bro get some stands, its so easy man just bolts and nuts. you just can't go wrong. unlike my borla that has clamps and u have to make sure everything clears before u close the clamps. but hks has flanges its easy

 

Just keep in mind the stock bolts may be a PITA to take off.

 

Do you also need glue/paste that you put in the joints/seals? I'm sure I had to use some when I put on a muffler on an old car of mine. If a muffler is easy then I would have a go at a full cat back exhaust if it was me, although I'd need a ramp to do it (luckily gf's dad has a ramp) - not happy doing it on a car jack and couple of stands.

 

Shouldn't need any glue/paste for the gaskets. I did mine with jack stands but the jack stands I used had the emergency bar that slides through just incase they fail which made me more confident.

 

Also need this for exhaust hanger.

KY...FTW!!! Better than WD40

 

Haha

WD 40 will do the trick if this is not in the house lulz.

 

Save your $$ and DIY!! I always regret not DIY after I see stealership shitty jobs..

 

Well, WD-40 didn't work well when i did nismo. But KY oh yea!

 

It's not hard at all. A completely clueless girl can install an exhaust...


You better have some muscle to get the exhaust off the rear hangers though.

 

This thread started month ago...i think OP needs to come in tell us what he did. lol

 

Air tools will also make everything easier.

 

ooo sorry. haha i ordered gaskets the day i got my exhaust, but they never came so I canceled the order and got new gaskets from another website. They should be here in a week.