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What do you guys do with your OEM mufflers, midpipes and front pipes?

Old 04-14-15, 09:43 AM
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Default What do you guys do with your OEM mufflers, midpipes and front pipes?

I know not everyone here has a full catback but for those that do?, are you guys selling yours, keeping them in storage???...im still up in the air whether to sell or keep it in storage lolol.

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Sell it to me and I will experiment on it lol

Anyways, if you're leasing, you should keep it.
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Originally Posted by drbazing
Sell it to me and I will experiment on it lol

Anyways, if you're leasing, you should keep it.
Im leasing now but im gonna keep the car , just wondering worst case scenario shouldn't be too hard to find oem muflers and midpipes right?
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I've only seen one guy sell his stocks for 3IS in the market place for $100-$200. I'm sure there's lots of people who still have them.
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I'm leasing to own as well and I keep my stock mid pipes and exhaust in the garage. even w/ my last is300, I installed an hks cf-ti axel back and lms cai and kept the stocks. when I traded it in, I threw the stock parts in the trunk.


dunno why though...maybe it's just a conscious thing for me.
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Originally Posted by cp2
I'm leasing to own as well and I keep my stock mid pipes and exhaust in the garage. even w/ my last is300, I installed an hks cf-ti axel back and lms cai and kept the stocks. when I traded it in, I threw the stock parts in the trunk.


dunno why though...maybe it's just a conscious thing for me.
Lol exactly!, this is my third IS, had a 1st gen, 2nd gen and now this 3isfport but ive modded the hell out of this one and plan on keeping it so I guess im leaning towards selling them, but yea it was always a conscious thing for me lol.
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Originally Posted by Patrick047
Lol exactly!, this is my third IS, had a 1st gen, 2nd gen and now this 3isfport but ive modded the hell out of this one and plan on keeping it so I guess im leaning towards selling them, but yea it was always a conscious thing for me lol.
Are you real hungry for the money they'd give you?

Would you be okay going through the headache of finding the parts say for smog in the future?

Do you have the space for them to just collect dust?

If it is: no, no, yes.

Keep them
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Im about to get a full cat swap with the ARK. I do not intend on lugging that huge *** thing home when i already have an exhaust that costs 1500 Dollars. extra parts? Why would i swap back to stock when i just bought ark. If something were to happen id just buy another one for 100 bucks. Car will pass smog no problem with ARK.
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only thing i would take home is axle back mufflers. if i need car to be quiet again.
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Who would buy them anyways? forum members? Ive seen some on forum for like months and no one even wants em.
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Originally Posted by Sexis350
Who would buy them anyways? forum members? Ive seen some on forum for like months and no one even wants em.
I just sold the rt axleback today lol 225.00 this mechanic here locally needed it for a crash they had on the rt side so just left with the Lt and midpipe and front pipe. If I ever need that crap again because I want to be quiet ill just get it at a junker lol, to me its wasted space keeping them unless you really are giving the car back.
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Keep and replace once I sell. Depending on the part, the "loss" on them isn't too bad. I made the mistake of selling my stock suspension and had to keep the Mugen Sport Suspension when I sold the car....
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trying to sell my stock axle back if anyone's interested! went with fsport exhaust right from the dealer, so these things are brand new just riding around in my trunk
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Im waiting for delivery of the ARK exhaust. Im saving mine i live in CA so strick regulations. Its actually illegal to install full cat back because you remove the secondary cat converter. So in theory the smog tech would actually have to go under the car and check if they were there or not which they probably dont do but her just incase. I already cleared a space in the shed for it.
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I would keep them! You just never know!

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