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Old Feb 9, 2016 | 05:11 PM
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Can anyone check their stock oem muffler and see how it hangs ?

Mine seems a little too low on left side

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Old Feb 9, 2016 | 05:14 PM
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Old Feb 9, 2016 | 07:13 PM
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Nope looks good to me *Your car is so clean
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Old Feb 9, 2016 | 07:27 PM
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gracias amigo

finishing exhaust next week
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 10:18 AM
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you could always replace all the hanger bushings if you fee like its getting old.
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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Yeah tips have been ordered
Be here Monday
Resonator gone
So will adjust it up and tuck it up a bit
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 11:14 AM
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can I have the old tips. one of mine is loose. I will pay for shipping
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Old Feb 10, 2016 | 02:04 PM
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Sure

I will get them off mid next week
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 09:28 AM
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The tips should be concentric with the bumper cut-out, i.e., a constant distance from the tip OD to the cut-out ID. Yours appear to be a bit low.
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Old Feb 12, 2016 | 09:37 AM
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Yeah that is what I figured
My ocd nature caught it
After removing the resonator

New tips be here Monday so will re align the muffler
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