skunk2 exhaust

[ajphillips92]

hey guys, i just ordered a skunk2 exhaust for my 03 euro, only problem is that apparently because it is so large and to cut down shipping cost they need to cut it up before they send it. i ordered it off heeltoe auto and was just wondering if any of you guys have bought it from there and whether they did the same thing with yours? and also how easy it was to weld back together and fit it? can it be done at home or can the exhaust place do it all?

[cris]

cant c what the problem would be if ts cut and re welded when installed. depends how good u r with your hands to install it and if u can weld. personaly id get an exhaust shop to do it as they have a hoist and thecgesr/knowledge to do it correctly.

[ajphillips92]

yeah i probably will just leave it all up to them to be safe, just cant wait to get it installed!

[dee-y]

Any idea how much an exhaust shop would charge for this?

[ajphillips92]

well i know when i called up about a month ago, they said it would only cost roughly 80 bucks to install it and would take less than an hour... this was however before i knew that it would need to be welded so not to sure if they would charge more/how much more they would charge for it

[Loagz]

From headers back my sports system cost $150 to install, they had to weld it + fit a new hotdog and get a slight bend out of it that was hitting my shift linkage. This wasn't a skunk2 exhaust but its just an idea on what they charge

[Fredoops]

From headers back my sports system cost $150 to install, they had to weld it + fit a new hotdog and get a slight bend out of it that was hitting my shift linkage. This wasn't a skunk2 exhaust but its just an idea on what they charge
aka, it doesnt cost much at all

LOL

[marquee]

Fitting exhausts is cheap as you only have to pay for labour. Most exhaust shops have all the equipment on hand to fit weld bend etc. If they dont, go elsewhere because they are not a good exhaust shop

[MingZai]

or you can just fit it yourself!!

[Fredoops]

or you can just fit it yourself!!
You can but not everyone has welding equipment at home :-P

[MingZai]

Ohhhh haha I forgot about the welding part :( I meant fitting the exhaust yes but welding no haha.

How much was it shipped btw?

[ajphillips92]

exhaust was about 630 (18 buck discount if you use code "ozhonda") then shipping was 390 about. will cost very close to 1k to get to my door which is the cheapest ive been able to find for it

[Fredoops]

a grand for like 2 kw's? X.x

[ajphillips92]

didnt buy it for speed, otherwise would have bought a turbo

[richard_k]

I got charged $520 for getting my skunk2 catback and headers installed :O

[Fredoops]

I got charged $520 for getting my skunk2 catback and headers installed :O

really?

I got charged $196 for header cat, lower strut and RSB.

[ajphillips92]

yeah i dont know a lot about cars but 520 definitely seems a bit steep to me

[MingZai]

sadly I'm going to say you got ripped Richard unless you went to a place like RevZone where those prices are the norm. Headers install mainly around 170-200 at normal garages and another 100 for exhaust.

[marquee]

Revzone labour charges arent high 80 bucks an hour 80 bucks minimum that seems good to me.

[richard_k]

Fark sorry guys I meant to say 320 but yeah that's still high i guess. They.reckon they had to do a lot of cutting and welding LOL probably cause Im a p plater :l

[MingZai]

really marquee? they couldn't match headers instal of say $200

[adis]

1k for a bit of annoying noise...steep

[ajphillips92]

yeah good glad

[ajphillips92]

exhaust arrived in the mail on thursday.. called up exhaust place and they quoted me 85.. would be stoked with that, the guy seemed like a good bloke and i told him what had to be done and he said that should cover it.. getting installed on tuesday.. cant wait feels like christmas

[ajphillips92]

finally got the exhaust fitted today and am not dissapointed at all!!! got charged 80 bucks cash and was done well so stoked with the price... its sounds exactly how i wanted it to as well. absolutely no raspiness at all, is very deep and has a nice deep tone when putting the foot down and isnt too loud on idle as well... definitely recommend it for anyone wanting an after market catback

[richard_k]

finally got the exhaust fitted today and am not dissapointed at all!!! got charged 80 bucks cash and was done well so stoked with the price... its sounds exactly how i wanted it to as well. absolutely no raspiness at all, is very deep and has a nice deep tone when putting the foot down and isnt too loud on idle as well... definitely recommend it for anyone wanting an after market catback

haha agreed don't think i'll ever bother with those silencers

[ajphillips92]

yeah no chance of putting the silencer on any time soon haha, noise pollution FTW

[MingZai]

where you located aj?

[ajphillips92]

perth mate

[Thor]

Where abouts did you get it from cant seem to find one on heeltoe :S

[ajphillips92]

yeah its on heeltoe, under dual exhaust heres the link not sure if it will work

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Skunk2-Stainless-Exhaust-System-04-08-TSX-413-05-2030-pr-46205.html

i emailed them heaps because they reckon they have limited stock and that, they are really helpful and was shipped without a problem

[Thor]

Thanks cant wait to get mine still 2 months away

[DEIFIC]

yeah its on heeltoe, under dual exhaust heres the link not sure if it will work

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Skunk2-Stainless-Exhaust-System-04-08-TSX-413-05-2030-pr-46205.html

i emailed them heaps because they reckon they have limited stock and that, they are really helpful and was shipped without a problem

hey dude how much did you pay for shipping to perth?

[ajphillips92]

paid 395 for shipping.. exhaust about 600.. got a discount if mention ozhonda as codeword. was only about 20 bucks but still lol

[DEIFIC]

and how long did shipping take?

[ajphillips92]

left america on 27th oct, got to my door nov 3... so just over a week

[Thor]

only 200ish to melb :P

[ajphillips92]

yep, guess thats what i get for living in perth.. they said it was only gonna cost 284 but then 395 because they had to cut the exhaust in half otherwise it would be classified as freight

[richard_k]

left america on 27th oct, got to my door nov 3... so just over a week

Fark that is pretty quick..my wait was way longer :(

[MrHeeltoe]

Always nice to read posts like this and see people were happy with us. :) Thanks folks!