$360 for Eisenmann Install?!

rzm3 · 02-04-2009, 04:30 PM

Hey guys, how much did you pay for installing your Eisenmann exhaust? I called up a shop in Houston and they told me a flat rate of $360?!

Thanks,
Richard

Edit: should I have the exhaust installed at a BMW specialty shop or any reasonable muffler shop?

imballin2day · 02-04-2009, 04:52 PM

$360 to install mufflers?

CraZee M3 · 02-04-2009, 04:57 PM

hahaha bimmer tax..
should be less than a 100, 50?

Cab5er · 02-04-2009, 05:08 PM

Let me guess. They asked you what car you were putting it on before they gave u the quote?

rzm3 · 02-04-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cab5er

Let me guess. They asked you what car you were putting it on before they gave u the quote?

yes

Labrada_Exoticz · 02-04-2009, 05:12 PM

lol i paid $100 to install my mufflers

J08M3 · 02-04-2009, 05:12 PM

It's actually easy to do yourself. I did mine with my car up on jack stands alone. Would've been nicer if a friend was available to hold the muffler in place when it was time to bolt it up. But it's very simple to sawzall the old one off then just a few bolts and your done. Hardest part is getting those stupid rubber mounts off. I think it took me a total of 45 minutes or so. If I had a friend around could've been done in probably 30.

!Xoible · 02-04-2009, 05:13 PM

no more than 100

Nucking Futs! · 02-04-2009, 05:15 PM

I think that's kinda high but not too crazy b/c it's not just a bolt-on affair. You have to chop off the oem pipes & re-use for the Eisenmann (& possibly weld?). If it was just a bolt-on then yeah then it would be a rip off.

J08M3 · 02-04-2009, 05:20 PM

it's just bolt on. no welding necessary. I was worried it would need to be welded too and I don't own a welder. But after cranking down good on the bolts there is no leaks.

J08M3 · 02-04-2009, 05:21 PM

Illia@IND even hooked me up with some pics showing me exactly where to cut the stock mufflers off so I didn't even have to try and measure myself.

MrHarris · 02-04-2009, 05:22 PM

I paid $60.

!Xoible · 02-04-2009, 05:47 PM

^^ good bargaining skills.. i've seen it before

DevJ · 02-04-2009, 05:50 PM

i was wondering for the hell of it how much it would cost to install any bolt on exhaust and i was quoted 300 for a bolt on exhaust lmao

Bluesummer · 02-04-2009, 06:27 PM

$360? It better include some sort of service from his wife or daughter if you are paying that for an exhaust installation.
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montreal red · 02-04-2009, 07:40 PM

i got charged $400 for my muffler install but thats because the magnaflow mufflers are not a straight bolt on. custom mounts had to be made so the shop spent a good 4 hours bending the mounts and welding and all that.

endofanera7 · 02-04-2009, 07:41 PM

MentholGuy had his ES installed for $75. Shouldnt be over $100 IMO.

rzm3 · 02-04-2009, 08:44 PM

Anyone have recommendations for shops in Houston? Don't tell me Barvarian Hyper Sports BTW...

Singletrack · 02-04-2009, 08:59 PM

Maybe they thought it was a header back system? : )

They should quote an estimate on hours and charge the actual, not a "flat rate" - that's absurd.

HotLap · 02-04-2009, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singletrack

They should quote an estimate on hours and charge the actual, not a "flat rate" - that's absurd.

Agreed - shop around and don't play their game

rzm3 · 02-04-2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singletrack

Maybe they thought it was a header back system? : )

They should quote an estimate on hours and charge the actual, not a "flat rate" - that's absurd.

No I specifically told him mufflers only -- they've also done quite a few E92 M3s before.

MentholGuy · 02-04-2009, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by endofanera7

MentholGuy had his ES installed for $75. Shouldnt be over $100 IMO.

Yeah, I paid $75 at my local muffler shop, less than 1 hour job.
I watched whole installation, nothing major.

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