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becauseracecar1 05-13-2014 08:46 PM
Defective Port installed Borla exhaust
 
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I ordered my 2014 FRS with the port installed Borla exhaust(SET option). The exhaust seems to be defective as the exhaust tip on the passenger side is lower than the on the drivers side. I checked and it's nothing wrong with the attachments on the car, it's definitely manufactured with one side higher than the other. What do I do? Thanks!!
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mike the snake 05-13-2014 09:07 PM
If you can't figure out an easy way to fix that, any good muffler shop could fix that in short order.

becauseracecar1 05-13-2014 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mike the snake (Post 1735046)
If you can't figure out an easy way to fix that, any good muffler shop could fix that in short order.

Do you think I could get a warranty replacement for the exhaust? Thanks!!


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White64Goat 05-13-2014 09:19 PM
Doubtful..............

evan 05-13-2014 09:38 PM
It's not that big of a deal. Over time, parts of the car will become uneven. It's normal. Nobody really looks at the exhaust tips anyway. If you're OCD, I can make two suggestions:

-Paint the tips flat black
-Fiddle around with the exhaust hangers.

If it will make you feel better, I'll trade you one of the two catback exhausts that I have.

roddy 05-13-2014 10:09 PM
Any good exhaust shop should be able to "tweak" it for you. Sometimes production tolerances stack up against you. If you think yours looks bad, you should have seen my TRD cat-back when I first got it...

humfrz 05-14-2014 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by becauseracecar1 (Post 1734984)
I ordered my 2014 FRS with the port installed Borla exhaust(SET option). The exhaust seems to be defective as the exhaust tip on the passenger side is lower than the on the drivers side. I checked and it's nothing wrong with the attachments on the car, it's definitely manufactured with one side higher than the other. What do I do? Thanks!!
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DANG, becauseracecar, I reckon your OCD is in advanced stages....:(

Well, if meds don't help ..... as I see it, you have several options:

* just get over it.

* spray paint the stuff behind the tips flat black (lessons places for the eye to compare on).

* like mentioned, take it to a muffler shop and let Bubba bang on it.

* and .... the redneck way (takes three people).....one to place a long piece of water pipe inside the tail pipe to move it ..... one to heat up the back of the tail pipe with a torch ..... and one to stand back to see when they are straight.



humfrz

becauseracecar1 05-14-2014 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 1735390)
DANG, becauseracecar, I reckon your OCD is in advanced stages....:(



Well, if meds don't help ..... as I see it, you have several options:



* just get over it.



* spray paint the stuff behind the tips flat black (lessons places for the eye to compare on).



* like mentioned, take it to a muffler shop and let Bubba bang on it.



* and .... the redneck way (takes three people).....one to place a long piece of water pipe inside the tail pipe to move it ..... one to heat up the back of the tail pipe with a torch ..... and one to stand back to see when they are straight.







humfrz

I know I'm a little ocd... Thanks for the advice, I'll take to a muffler shop :)


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kavanagh 05-14-2014 11:10 AM
Redneck engineering for the win @humfrz


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Sportsguy83 05-14-2014 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by humfrz (Post 1735390)

* like mentioned, take it to a muffler shop and let Bubba bang on it.

humfrz
:lol::lol:

OrbitalEllipses 05-14-2014 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83 (Post 1736070)
:lol::lol:
Shoulda bought a Fox-body amirite?

Sportsguy83 05-14-2014 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses (Post 1736087)
Shoulda bought a Fox-body amirite?
@Foxtrot would know..

kavanagh 05-14-2014 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83 (Post 1736090)
@Foxtrot would know..
Hahahahahaaa!

Foxtrot 05-14-2014 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83 (Post 1736090)
@Foxtrot would know..
I used to own a foxbody mustang.

Clipdat 05-14-2014 01:04 PM
Obligatory "get rid of that dealership free advertising license plate frame" post.

becauseracecar1 05-14-2014 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Clipdat (Post 1736274)
Obligatory "get rid of that dealership free advertising license plate frame" post.

On it right now!! Looking for a TRD frame :)


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Tt3Sheppard 05-15-2014 10:07 AM
I'm not sure if this is the same as the Borla Catback that I have but you can adjust the tips up and down. I think part of the design the tips are not 100% even as one sticks out a bit more than the other.


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