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Old 07-17-2009 | 10:17 PM
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Ok, you can laugh, but let me convey my thoughts first lol.

Firstly, not digging the exhaust tips going behind each rear tire. For some reason my exhaust guy just slaughtered the exit style on this particular truck. It hangs down way too low, the piping used to be exposed from the rear before I had to spray it with black hi-temp spray paint, and the tips looks messy hanging down there all floppy. So I just would like to start over, and clean it up..

Currently, I have 4"x18" slash cut exhaust tips, but I think I'd like to get some different kind. I want to either get 3"x18" or 3.5"x18" slash cut rolled edge tips. I think the rolled edge adds nice definition from the rear so you can actually see the tips from the rear. Just not sure what size diameter I want to go with. I don't want to go with the 4" underneath the bumper because it will force the piping to come down further, do you guys have a preference on the 3" or 3.5" diameter tip?

As for the muffler, I'm still very happy with the stock muffler. Sounds awesome as always, and I really enjoy my rides when I'm just cruising around. The electric cut-out is just a smash hit, and I love "wowing" people with that switch lol, it's really unique. Anyways, just wanted to throw out there what I plan to be doing. I think this will clean things up, and accent the sleekness of the truck.
 
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Old 07-17-2009 | 10:38 PM
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rolled tip rot faster and if i were you id just have your exhaust guy fix em from dangling and call it a day itd look good....
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heres how mine look i can get a better shot tomorrow if you like
 
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Old 07-17-2009 | 11:05 PM
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Get a vid of that cutout man
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 08:24 AM
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You should get your exhaust guy to fix the way your tips look to be more like jusjay727's. His look really good tucked in there nicely and it will be a lot less trouble for you than getting the whole system redone.
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 10:39 AM
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Although it might be easier to just have it brought back up, that's going to come off a lot more offensive than just having him do a separate job. I don't have really good luck with taking things back and having people fix them, I always seem to get into fights with people.
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 10:45 AM
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If he is offended too bad for him. He left your exhaust tips hanging down too low, you can even see it in your sig pic. He should make it the way you want it and keep his feelings out of it. You are the paying customer, you should get what makes you happy.
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 10:50 AM
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If you read my detail post, people just don't take vehicles being broughten back nicely around here. I don't know if it's just me, or if I'm constantly getting screwed, but I've been kicked out of shops on three separate occasions in the past, maybe I'm just too picky of a customer, I can't tell at this point. I really did hate how he went so low with the pipes. My friends that owns my old 2nd generation Ram had the exhaust done by him, and the tips are nice and snug to the body of the truck, I don't know why he went so low. If I hadn't spray painted the darn pipes, it would still look weird as hell right now. It's also weird having him fix it because I've been there SO many times, I'm like the big joke around there because I've had him do so many exhaust jobs just between my 2nd and 3rd generation Ram such as changing up exit styles, tips, gutted cats to putting the cats back, changing mufflers, etc. etc. etc.
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 11:14 AM
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Bottom line is that he should fix it to make it right. It is not like it is just you being particular, that exhaust hangs too low. And don't worry about if you are the big joke bc you keep going back, you will have to go get it done anyway if you get what you have fixed or have a whole new system run.
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 12:02 PM
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If you've been in his shop alot that means he is making alot of money off you,he should want to make you happy! The last thing a buisness owner wants is an unhappy customer telling everyone that your saggy butchered exhaust came from his shop. One unhappy customer hurts your buisness more than ten happy ones help it. If he won't make it right then tell everyone you know to go somewhere else for exhaust and make sure he knows you told them!
 
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Old 07-18-2009 | 05:15 PM
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Good points guys. I made an appointment with them to do the state inspection on my dad's truck Tuesday, so I will just run it by him when we are down there. I really would love to see those tips much more butted up to the body of the truck, and that would probably solve my eye soar lol.
 


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