I'm going to buy helix test pipe w/ O2 sensor and brace for $100 and the same shop wants to charge me $100 for the install, this seems like a bit much just to install test pipes. Can anyone recommend a cheaper place near West Covina area?

 

That's about what I paid (I'm on the East Coast)

It really is a pain to install without a lift.

 

West covina? that's where I live, take your car to Autohaus by valley blvd. ask for terrence (shop owner) he charged me $40 for ichiba tp installation

 

on valley there's a Autohan they do quality work for pretty cheap prices.

 

its quite a ***** to do....100 isnt that bad

 

what...???? no kidding only $40 for tp install, damn i should've take my car there Corner3 Garage in Lake Forest charge me $150, i went there because everybody here recommended them was that a rip off???

 

its a pain in the *** to do. i spent like 2 hours with a lift. But thats with the popcharger and the help of a friend.

 

a small local shop should charge 100 or less in LA

the place i got my exhaust installed asked 100 i said what its only 3 piece then lowered to 80 but funny thing is i had my headers and exhuast installed for 40 and 50 bucks on my 01 civic

shops charge more by looking at our cars cuz they think we are willing to spend lots off $$ and they think its price of a lambo.

 

testpipes are easy i could do it in 2 hours without a lift, i installed on my z and it wasnt bad at all

 

its not that its hard it just time consuming. If i had the right tools i could probably knock it out in an hour now that ive done it once.

 

hit me up me and a bud can help you out for a couple packs of guiness

 

Guiness Draught is currently on sale at Bev Mo.

 

maybe.. or because theres 2 cats

 

how do you guys pass smog with tp here in Cali. i want to put some on too but i don't want to be having to take them off every time i have to get smog.

 

why you worried about smog base on your sig. you have 05? then you dont have to worry about smog for another couple of years.

 

umm...i did not know that. and yes i have an 05. so i don't have to worry about smog for another 4-5 years.

 

took me and my buddie like 35 mins to do mine wasnt that bad just the driver side upper bolt u gotta do it from the engine bay with some long extenstions

 

bring it over to me and save yourself a $90

 

I did mine in an hour. Pain in the *** but rewarding knowing I did it myself.

 

just install it yourself..