coming out of the gas station today, my rear clipped the curb. my stock exhaust tips got kinked, one pretty much fell off, so i pulled both of them off. now the pipe exits are well recessed behind the bumper, and the area around the bumper gets real hot after a drive. so...can i just weld the tips back onto the ends of the pipes? i really don't want to pay for a new muffler or have my bumper melt

 

You might be able to have them welded on, or similar-looking tips welded on. Should be real easy for a muffler shop to do.

Time to start saving for a new cat-back . Keep your eye out - many times you can find good used aftermarket ones for a good price.

Dale

 

if it was me, and had the cash id just get a new catback... u can even pick one up used in the f/s section.

 

If you dont want to go aftermarket I am sure there is someone local who has their stock catback sitting in the garage. You can prolly pick it up for less than 100 bucks. I'd sell you mine, but I don't feel like shipping it.

 

i don't really have that kind of cash lying around for a new cat-back right now. the tips look like they're in good shape

how long do you suppose i can drive around w/ the exhaust gas melting or blacken my bumper?

 

That same thing happened to me on a Trust Cat-back. I am just going to clean it up and weld it. If everything is in good shape it shouldn't be hard at all. I wouldn't let it melt the bumper for very long.

 

Not for long! The carbon can be cleaned off, but the heat will deform it.

I would just get them welded back on for a few bucks... any competent welder should be able to do this right on the car..

Where in So Cal are you?

 

i'm in LA. know of any good reasonably priced muffler shops? or competent welder?

 

like many other people have said, i would advise to put a want ad in the right section of the forums. That's what i would do, it's a pretty sure shot because there are a lot of good people willing to help another FD owner out.

 

ANY muffler shop (Meineke, Monro, or local places) should be able to do it.

I recently had a leak fixed in my cat. converter. I didn't want to spend a lot of money - so I went to a local muffler shop hoping they wouldn't make it into an expensive ordeal. When I saw them installing fartcans on VWs and Hondas - I knew it would be affordable It was, he did it while I waited for $10. Welding tips shouldn't be much more than 30min of work for them.

Dave