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Mikeygmoed wrote:
> Stainless steel is non-metallic.....Place a magnet against it and if it sticks > IS NOT stainless steel.... > Just when you think you've heard the dumbest usenet comment... Matt |
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Mikeygmoed wrote:
> Stainless steel is non-metallic.....Place a magnet against it and if it sticks > IS NOT stainless steel.... > Just when you think you've heard the dumbest usenet comment... Matt |
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> How do you think Midas and other companies that give life time guarantee on > their mufflers make money? It is the pipes that rot out and you will have to > pay for that to be replaced. I had a shop bend steel exhaust pipes for my car > and it lasted 12 years. The clamps always rot out, so you will have to keep an > eye for them and replace once every 3 to 4 years. The mufflers are crap, too. I had one of those "lifetime" mufflers. Every year it would rot out. Sure they would replace it for free, but it was a hassle to bring the car in and you had to deal with the place trying to screw you for a few dollars here and there for all the things that weren't covered. |
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Rajsircar wrote:
> How do you think Midas and other companies that give life time guarantee on > their mufflers make money? It is the pipes that rot out and you will have to > pay for that to be replaced. I had a shop bend steel exhaust pipes for my car > and it lasted 12 years. The clamps always rot out, so you will have to keep an > eye for them and replace once every 3 to 4 years. The mufflers are crap, too. I had one of those "lifetime" mufflers. Every year it would rot out. Sure they would replace it for free, but it was a hassle to bring the car in and you had to deal with the place trying to screw you for a few dollars here and there for all the things that weren't covered. |
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Not believing you guys, I spent hours on the web looking for a
replacement muffler, all stainless, including pipes.....I found nothing. I can't believe you can't buy and OEM all stainless muffler replacement for a 93 grand caravan. I find this totally amazing that there is not one company that makes these. Sure you can find performance ones that are univeral. But they need extra length pipes etc. they are not direct replacements and they are supposed to sound like crap. The only one that says they have is Walker and I'm told that this is what the Chrysler dealer and Midas etc sell. I wish I had kept my original OEM muffler and just welded a new pipe onto it...had I known. Steve L |
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Not believing you guys, I spent hours on the web looking for a
replacement muffler, all stainless, including pipes.....I found nothing. I can't believe you can't buy and OEM all stainless muffler replacement for a 93 grand caravan. I find this totally amazing that there is not one company that makes these. Sure you can find performance ones that are univeral. But they need extra length pipes etc. they are not direct replacements and they are supposed to sound like crap. The only one that says they have is Walker and I'm told that this is what the Chrysler dealer and Midas etc sell. I wish I had kept my original OEM muffler and just welded a new pipe onto it...had I known. Steve L |
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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004, Steve L. wrote:
> Not believing you guys, I spent hours on the web looking for a > replacement muffler, all stainless, including pipes.....I found nothing. > > I can't believe you can't buy and OEM all stainless muffler > replacement for a 93 grand caravan. Well if you don't believe us, and you don't believe your own eyes...whom do you believe? I don't think there's anything in the Bible about it, so we're outta luck on that avenue... The fact of the matter is that the aftermarket will not generally support (i.e., pay for) what an OEM-type stainless muffler would cost. They tend to remain available from dealer parts departments for a short time after OEM use is discontinued, for warranty work and such, but then the dealer parts counters are switched over to the aftermarket type mufflers. > The only one that says they have is Walker and I'm told that this is > what the Chrysler dealer and Midas etc sell. I wish I had kept my > original OEM muffler and just welded a new pipe onto it...had I known. Why? Just buy a premium muffler from Walker or Goerlich and you'll be all set for at least five years, depending on how you use your car. The other option is to get busy with the books, find a late-model application (later Chrysler minivans...?) that use a muffler similar in size, shape and configuration to your own, and go buy *that* from the dealer. Prepare to pay $$$. |
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