waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Pricing is always subjective to location.

I just had 2.25" from the header back using my flanges and muffler, had to get a new flowmaster cat cause mine was busted, and it was $380 total parts and labor. If I had needed other parts or a muffler, easily $500.

If you don't like the prices, buy the parts and do it yourself, but stop whining about it and dropping f-bombs.

AZ89LONGBED

iTrader: (3)

f-bomb, my bad...

Anyways, I thought that if you could get a Downey kit for 389 with a cat that the locals would price theirs cheaper. My town is a small one, kind of far away from major cities, so most car repair here is akin to a robbery. I could actually save money buying LCE stuff!!! LoL

RobD

All new for me with high flow cat, muffler, and everything custom bent from the exhaust flange back was $800. I wish it was only $500.

trbizwiz

I would definately do a kit myself before I paid 500 plus for generic crap from a local.

dropped_dime98

Dang. $500 is alot. If i went to my shop its $50 for a new cat, around $100 or something for the Flowmaster and $90 for the piping. With labor it ends near around $300-$350. Best suggestion make very good friends with the shop lol, i did that and i can get all the work done for $150

abecedarian

I had my runner done a while back for 165 for a magnaflow (don't remember the model) and 2.25" pipe from behind the cat out. Then my cat was stolen and it was 150 for an aftermarket hi-flow cat, 2.25" in/out. So 315 total there.

ovrrdrive

You forgot or find out what others are paying and try to bargain with them, or go somewhere else in your list.

And when all else fails, a little bitching and moaning go a long way to at least make you feel better.

Jay351

I agree with Wabbit. Prices up here are much more on custom exhaust work. I paid 250 bucks for a catback (I supplied the cat and glasspack), seems to be the norm..

Make friends with exhaust shop employees

AZ89LONGBED

iTrader: (3)

I decided to pickup an LC exhaust system, and since I have spent some coin there in the past I got a decent discount, making it a better price than anything local. I looked into piecemealing my own exhaust with stuff from around here & online, and kept coming up around 300-350 with a cat, and I would still need to do quite a bit of welding with my friends torch. Yeay torch welding!!!

Anyways, with this LC kit there is a lot less welding, it was designed to work with the header I have vs going with the Downey exhaust (2.25 vs 2.5) and I can do it myself easier...

seaofnames

As far as I know(mom is a warranty admin for Toyota), yes. I think its just mufflers and cats or something, maybe not the whole system or something.

Shocks and struts I'm pretty sure have a lifetime warranty as well.