Different length stock exhaust tips
Hello,
I just noticed today that my passenger side exhaust tip sticks out a little bit more than my driver's side exhaust tip. This is a stock system, so no modifications were done. It looks as if my driver's side has been pushed in a bit. Is this normal? I haven't noticed this before. Stan |
I've never looked...but haven't really noticed anything...might just be a weird issue from the factory. No harm done. If you look under your car, is your exhaust looking just fine? If so, shrug her off.
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I've tugged and pushed on both exhaust tips, and they won't budge. From underneath, it looks okay, and everything is nice and tight, however, I don't believe that the exhaust tips were different lengths before. I would have noticed it when I clean them. How much do you think it will cost to fix. Most people won't even notice, but because I know, it feel kinda weird if I don't do something about it.
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After looking a pictures online, I am sure now that the short exhaust should stick out further. From the side, you can barely see the exhaust at all. Pretty much only the bottom corner of the tip. I think I will take it to a muffler shop.
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If you can get under there with ramps, you could check the hangers - see if one is a little bent.
There was an early production run that had the hanger near the differential a little too close, and it rattled. Maybe someone has been doing some 'orthopaedic correction'! You could bend the two rearmost hangers to even up the 'stick out'. |
StealthTL, that is exactly what I was thinking too. Muffler must not be mounted straight or something. I called a nearby exhaust and muffler shop which I found online. They have free estimates and inspections. I'm pretty sure that once they jack up the car, they can find out if it is indeed the mountings. I don't think that the repair will be too costly. I bet that the cause is from reversing out of my friend's driveway. There is a slant right before you hit the street level, and I always hear a scratch when I leave his place. I always thought that it was the rubber flaps that are located just in front of the front tires. Maybe, I bottomed out the muffler once or twice.
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I had the same thing going on with my stock exhaust tips, and I did not have anything bent that would cause this.
It was fixed when I got my replacement exhaust tips - made sure the new ones were welded on properly :) So I'd say, this occurrence is pretty much normal, or at least not uncommon. |
Really? Thanks for the input Tamas. I guess the guy can reweld it, but I'm pretty sure that when I first got the car, the tips were even. I'll find out tomorrow morning. Thanks to all who responded. :)
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maybe the previous owner had some sort of rear end collision :scared:
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Can't be the previous owner for two reasons.
1) I believe this problem is recent. I would have noticed it before. 2) It was bought brand new in 2004 with only 2 miles on it. I haven't gone to the muffler shop yet. Woke up too late. Maybe tomorrow morning. |
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