Need help on deciding what to do (buddy club spec II)
 

So my cars pretty low and every once in a while my exhaust scrapes the ground (doesn't hit it hard but just taps the ground or rubs the ground when going over things that are too big or angled). Today I'm driving and all of a sudden I hear my exhaust hit the ground, bounce and then start dragging on the floor. In my head I'm like shit it probably fell out of the rubber hangers since it slides a little loose all the time. I pull over and get to the back of my car and sure enough its laying on the ground. I get on the ground to reach under to put it back on and I see this...

I googled them to find a number and all I got was some dude with a really heavy accent telling me something about warranty and to email them or something. Thinking about writing a nasty email to them to try to get a new exhaust because this is bs. Anybody else have any problems with buddyclub? Any suggestions on what to do?
Thanks in advance :burnrubber:

Try to contact the vendor for warranty details. Don't be nasty, just be patient and hope they will cover it and send you brand new one.

This. Common courtesy goes a long way, especially since BuddyClub is a reputable brand and I've had good experience with their customer service.

Time to upgrade the rear valance

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/mm...Code=FR_S-AERO

How badly has it hit? Are there marks underneath? I ask because as much as it would certainly appear to be a bad weld it could also have been broke off by repeated hits. I know I have bounced mine off speed bumps and such that I have had concerns of the same thing happening.

Bad welds like this happen.

Two solutions:

1) they will replace it.
2) you will replace it.

As for warranty... good luck.

-alex

sorry it's been a while i was on vacation

when i said i heard the exhaust hit the ground i meant i heard it drop. i was driving at about 25mph on a flat road pulling up to a light. i didnt hit any bumps it just dropped to the ground :(

reading back at this it looks like i was only venting because i was mad haha i am going to email them tonight and try to be as nice as i can :) i'll update you guys as things happen, thanks for all the imput!

You do realise that just sticks over the OEM valance? It'll still melt when the exhaust sits up against it like it has

it is not bs you hit the exhaust on something and it broke, it is your fault that this happened not buddy clubs. I am mega low and have this exact exhaust and have had zero problems nobody is to blame but you.


also looking at these pics im awaiting a negative review on the tires when you crash in the rain because you were negligent to change them out.

Like i said i was driving normal and it just dropped i've had problems with it from day 1 (melting the black part on the bumper and it coming off of the hangers). againg, like i said i know i came off a little harder than i should have i was just annoyed about it and wrote the thread right when it happen. as for the tire remark no need for your sarcasm i think were all friends here lol just looking for some help

if you've had problems it was from installation error or you hit it and bent it on something, I have almost 20k on mine with no issues and im lower than you and my friend has over 30k on his with no issues and it low.

Installation error? I for one dont think its too complicated to put in two bolts and then hang it up on two hanger but alright then whatever you say. As for being low I'm maxed out on isc coilovers so I can't be too far off?

im on 17's and bc ultra lows

:bow::bow::bow::bow:

I've seen the same thing happened to a local club member. It wasn't a Buddy Club but a HKS. The failure was due to crappy welds on the hanger support and the said crappy welds failed on him during a track event. He went through HKS customer support and warranty and got it replaced.

Sweet thanks. I just emailed them :thumbsup:

Did somebody else drive your car or something? The only way for the exhaust to melt the diffuser like that it had to be pushed up and held there for a bit. That didn't happen just by the exhaust dropping. That was why I was wondering about marks underneath. Maybe backed into an angled curb that pushed it up without catching it so you didn't even know it happened?

Sorry I was a little unclear, like i said above it would come off the hanger (like slide to the right) and push against the bumper and I guess since it melted a hole through the bumper it couldnt lean on it anymore so thats when it fell on the ground. I don't know when it actually broke from the weld thats just when i noticed it because i went under to put it back on.

I don't know about the hitting or melting, but that is most definitely a bad weld. Look at the last pic he posted of the hanger. The weld is undercut. It would most likely be undercut on the pipe also, which would make the metal thin and weak right there. It's no wonder it cut loose.

Banging it on the ground didn't help, but a proper weld should have held anyway.

Last time when my buddy called Buddy Club in California about ordering parts to fix his N1 coilovers they told him to call back because the dude was busy eating his fried chicken lol true story.

You never interrupt a man and his fried chicken. Never.

Yes, I understand.. The reason why it melted was because the hanger broke off and caused the tip to come in contact with the OEM Valance. My recommendation (Although semi-sarcastic) still is valid assuming he resolves his hanger issue.