Where to get exhaust installed?
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JK Newbie
Joined: May 2010
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From: Ontario Canada
Well, I think I'll be a wuss.
My dealer just told me they'll do the install for $60/hr, and they figure it's less than an hour. That's probably cheaper than the tools I would have to buy, and it's getting pretty cold out to be messing around.
Can't resist a $60 install.
My dealer just told me they'll do the install for $60/hr, and they figure it's less than an hour. That's probably cheaper than the tools I would have to buy, and it's getting pretty cold out to be messing around.
Can't resist a $60 install.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Little Rock, Arkansas
You can search my started posts for some problems I ran into. Overall, it took me about 6 hours over 2 days to install myself. The hardest part was getting the old exhaust off. The rubber spacers are a f'in bitch to get off. I used tons of PB's (which is mandatory) and a sawzall on the passanger rear grommet. I also needed a dremel on the front clamp (closest to the Y tube). I just dremeled through the band. The instructions that MBRP sends, are not very good when it comes to possible issues you might run into. It'll simply say, "take x pin our of y rubber spacer" instead of something like, "spray x pin with a f'ton of lube, and apply f'ton of force with flathead screwdriver prying with 3 hands to remove from y spacer" 
After getting the old exhaust off, I still ran into some issues. It comes, basically, in 4 pieces, 3 pipes and the muffler. The muffler is designed to slide over 2 of these pipes. On my, (black powder coated) unit, the muffler would not slide over the other segments at all. It was as if the pipes were the same size. I called MBRP and they told me I'd have to buy a pipe expander, which is like a 60 buck tool. Instead, I took it to a muffler shop, and they expanded the pipes on the muffler and had it on in like 4 minutes.
I then had a problem with the front section of pipe. The part that connects the Y connector to the muffler. After the first drive (only about 5 miles) all the black powdercoating melted off, and after I turned off the vehicle, their was this sizzling sound coming from the pipe.
I've since contacted MBRP again, and they are sending me out a new front section pipe. But that still means, I'll have to take it back to this muffler shop to get it swapped out. They are also sending me a t-shirt for my troubles.
In the end though, this unit sounds awesome. You can search my other posts for one I started about not wanting an 'obnoxious' sounding exhaust. This thing sounds great.
good luck on your install, and even with my troubles, if you can do it yourself, id still recommend it.
After getting the old exhaust off, I still ran into some issues. It comes, basically, in 4 pieces, 3 pipes and the muffler. The muffler is designed to slide over 2 of these pipes. On my, (black powder coated) unit, the muffler would not slide over the other segments at all. It was as if the pipes were the same size. I called MBRP and they told me I'd have to buy a pipe expander, which is like a 60 buck tool. Instead, I took it to a muffler shop, and they expanded the pipes on the muffler and had it on in like 4 minutes.
I then had a problem with the front section of pipe. The part that connects the Y connector to the muffler. After the first drive (only about 5 miles) all the black powdercoating melted off, and after I turned off the vehicle, their was this sizzling sound coming from the pipe.
I've since contacted MBRP again, and they are sending me out a new front section pipe. But that still means, I'll have to take it back to this muffler shop to get it swapped out. They are also sending me a t-shirt for my troubles.
In the end though, this unit sounds awesome. You can search my other posts for one I started about not wanting an 'obnoxious' sounding exhaust. This thing sounds great.
good luck on your install, and even with my troubles, if you can do it yourself, id still recommend it.