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    Hey guys im in the market for a exhaust for my VT and i came accross this!!
    Not sure what to think about this but i was quoted 380 for this same exhaust from my local shop

    can you tell me your opinions pls

    REDBACK 2.5" CAT BACK EXHAUST VT VX VY V6 COMMODORE | eBay

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    get it done at an exhaust shop easier, and the difference is usually labor
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonesy484 View Post
    get it done at an exhaust shop easier, and the difference is usually labor
    Awhole 180 bucks to do something for hAlf an hour? Stuff that I'll do it my self
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    my redback cost me 400 but it came with a $50 exhaust tip
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    i paid $220 for my redback including a twin dump tip from a exhaust shop, and last year i bottomed out real bad and ripped the pipe from the muffler, had to get it replaced, so i bought the one from ebay, did the whole job my in less then half an hour, definately a easy as job to do yourself

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    Buy the one off ebay and do it yourself, its so easy and it takes stuff all amount of time..... also i baught an exhaust off ebay that came with a rear resinator/ muffler.... its not as loud but I think it has a better note so worth considering if you dont want somthing too loud or if you dont want to be as noticed by the cops

    This is the same exhaust as mine: 2.5" CAT BACK EXHAUST VT VX VY V6 COMMODORE SEDAN + RES | eBay

    And heres what it sounds like lol: YouTube - vx commodore exhaust

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    It's fun getting noticed by cops I go up a hill near the cop shop in 2nd so it's going loud but I'm not speeding and they can't get me for anything When they pull over hahaha

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    i would stick to the exhaust shops doing this and use lukey not redback
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    Quote Originally Posted by VUte89 View Post
    It's fun getting noticed by cops I go up a hill near the cop shop in 2nd so it's going loud but I'm not speeding and they can't get me for anything When they pull over hahaha
    They can slap you with an EPA compliance notice. They can also get you for excessive noise AND yellow sticker the car if they think it is too loud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Not_An_Abba_Fan View Post
    They can slap you with an EPA compliance notice. They can also get you for excessive noise AND yellow sticker the car if they think it is too loud.
    Wow did not know about the EPA thing so what breaches the EPA compliances

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    Cost me $180 for a Lukey cat back from Supercheap. Took about a hour to install in the drive way not even jacked up.

    Lukey 2.5" Catback exhausts $175 :)
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    atleast with a shop u get some sort of warranty.....

    ive always got a shop in my past experience your better off

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    do it yourself and DO NOT get a rear res, they decrease the noise and eliminate any crackle or gurgle which sounds fkn sick. plus u can rev for shit when in neutral, well u cant hear it.

    you have to be going at least 2500 revs to have any real noise, so just odnt thrash it on public streets


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