Exhaust Drama

[jase-r34]

Hey guys I wasnt too sure where to post this but anyway here's my problem...

I had a 3" turbo back system fitted to my R34 a few months back. The bloke assured me that stainless was the best way to go and he quoted me what I thort was a great price after I told him I had been referred to him by a mate of mine who had previosly had work done by his shop.

So I booked in and got it all done.....

Now I found out from my mechanic that all the piping in the system is mild steel except for the last bit of piping after the resonator. Not Happy!!

I went down to the exhaust shop only to find that it has been sold ad the new owner doesn't wanna know about it.

Just wondering if anyone had any ideas on what i should do, or if there is even anything I can do?

[Johnny]

Did you get an invoice that says s/s exhaust and how much was it? if you didnt get ripped to badly then mild steel is still pretty good.

does anyone know who polices business/trading ethics in aus?

[SLEEPR85]

Yeah go to the office of consumer and business affairs and lodge a complaint against the company that did your exhaust. Tell them the story and they will do an investigation.

[jase-r34]

Did you get an invoice that says s/s exhaust and how much was it?

Yeah the invoice says s/s cat, muffler and pipework. He only charged me $1100 as I payed cash, and had been referred to him by a mate of mine.

The price was pretty damn good imo, but I asked for stainless, he quoted me stainless and according to my invoice I payed for stainless...

Yeah go to the office of consumer and business affairs and lodge a complaint against the company that did your exhaust. Tell them the story and they will do an investigation.

Yeah, a few people have said something along those lines so I will give them a call and see how I go.

Thanks for the replies guys!

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

rob bliss did my exhuast, i paid 1100 all up for 3 inch turbo back mild steel, ( including fake/gutted cat and a new cannon )

i was happy with it, checked over at the shop etc drove homee, wanst till i got home and looked again i realised ( also measured with tape ) that the cannon was smaller than what i had picked out ( by an inch) and for some reason the entire exhuast seems to be welded together, no bolts ( except those holding it to the turbo etc.

very strange.

anyway, if u couldnt be f**ked bending over and looking under your car to see if it was all S/s then its too bad for you... and if the business ahs been sold, i cant see how your going to get the new owner to give a shit. as its not his issue

Edited September 3, 2008 by Silver_R34_GT-T

[jase-r34]

Yeah the thing is... The exhaust was fitted by the shop....not the owner. With warranty etc. So as far as it not being the responsibility of the shop, i beg to differ.

And couldnt be f**ked bending over? Shouldnt I be entitled to believe I have been sold what I paid for? The last part of the piping (after the resonator) to the rear of the car is s/s. So the part I can see......IS stainless. Its the other 3/4 of the piping that I cant see that is mild steel.

[mic_check_1_2]

what shop is this?

[jase-r34]

Caloundra Exhaust

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

yeah, i suppose it is the shops responsibily, if hes continueing the shop as the same thing as before, and not jsut using its name and started fresh etc. etc etc (( i dunno details) and its liek anything you do, its always best to double check for what you pay for,

its like buying meals at mcdonalds, you always check the bad for the fries just incase you get stooged lol

anyway good luck with it man, hope the new owner listens and u get it sorted

[Silver_R34_GT-T]

also, my brothers stainless steel exhaust manifold, was shining for about a month or so, and now it has turned into a horrid looking mild steel thing..

could it be the heat has changed the steels colour, to what looks like mild steel,, or is it actually mild steel

[jase-r34]

Nah it's definately mild steel. I'm not going to lose sleep over it, but it's the principal of the thing! lol

I'll see how I go I guess. And yeah I've learned a valuable lesson, check EVERYTHING that gets done!

Cheers for all the replies

[R334door]

Caloundra Exhaust

Ahh that sounds unusual of lee to do that to you.He use to be pretty good.fair enough if you and lee had came to a arangment to do it in stainless but one thing for you.depending on what type of wall thickness the stainless is, stainless seems to resonate a fair bit compared to mild steel, which can make your car sound drony, but also it varies on the type of muffler used.

i have just made my cat back exhaust myself back to mild steel, mandrel bent of course and i can notice the difference.Personally i wouldnt go stainless unless you plan to keep the car for donkeys years, but i would be annoyed if this happened to me if something had been agreed on.

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

its like buying meals at mcdonalds, you always check the bad for the fries just incase you get stooged lol

Yeah but the end is stainless.. its like looking in ur bag and seeing the chips there.. but when you get home you find the ones underneath the others are uncooked lol

if he took over the business then he is obliged to take over any warranties with the parts that were supplied.. and if the invoice says s/s then the business can be looked upon.. however the fact that the old owner has been the one to obviously do the dodge on you, then it may be a problem that you will have to chase him for the dosh.. which would be very hard and expensive (legal system for you)

imo, yes it is disapponting and unfortunate but now that he has sold his business, i would just move on and be happy with what you got as the price seemes ok to what everyone else has got for the same price.. at least you got some s/s for the cost of mild... or you could try go back and work some deal with the shop.. they take your exhaust back and for some extra dosh you can have it upgraded to s/s??