10-03-2017, 12:21 PM | #1 |
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Looking for Bay Area shop to install m perf diffuser
I posted this in the regional forum for CA but looks like that forum is really quiet and anyone who is active there is in SoCal.
I got the M perf diffuser for my M240 and I need to find a shop to do the install and also adjust the stock exhaust tips a bit so they aren't recessed inside the diffuser (I did not get the M perf exhaust). Would a body shop do this for me or should I go to a muffler/exhaust shop? Thanks! |
10-03-2017, 04:52 PM | #2 |
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The diff isn't that difficult to install (I did it). Tons of stuff on Youtube. If not, check a body shop. The hourly wage should be less and they will have the new one on within an hour.
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10-03-2017, 04:55 PM | #3 |
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I don't have a garage or I'd love to do it myself. The other issue is the matter of the pipes being extended, I have no idea what's going to be needed to do that.
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10-03-2017, 10:40 PM | #4 |
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Why don't you install the diffuser yourself and then you can determine how much you want the tips adjusted by and then have a muffler shop do that work. You don't need a garage or shop to do the diffuser, it is one socket from what I remember...
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10-04-2017, 01:06 PM | #6 |
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Same, installed diffuser without a lift or jack. Some like the tips recessed, others do not. I felt they looked fine in a bit, there's an extension kit that BMW provides that requires you to cut the pipes a bit. Let me know if you need it, I never used it.
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10-04-2017, 03:33 PM | #7 |
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I don't have a garage or I'd totally do the diffuser myself. But in any case, I'd still need a muffler shop to come up with some custom solution for the tips unless the stock tips can slide that much further out.
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10-04-2017, 06:43 PM | #8 |
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What you need to do is READ the previous post. Nothing custom is needed. BMW makes a kit you remove tips install extenders reinstall tips. No muffler shop or custom anything is needed.
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10-04-2017, 10:03 PM | #9 |
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The intermediate pipes (extenders) are for adding the m performance tips, I have just the stock tips. And also, as the previous post says it requires some cutting and again, without a garage that's not really possible.
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10-04-2017, 10:36 PM | #10 |
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It's for adding either tips, but primarily for the stock tips as the cf tips can be adjusted whereas the stock tips lock in. The m diffuser protrudes more than the stock diffuser, hence the extension kit.
When you remove the diffuser there's more than enough room to use a pipe cutter. You're cutting a couple inches off at most. Feel free to take the work to a shop, the comments above are simply indicating that it's not a necessity, and this is all from people who have done this install. Not having a garage doesn't hinder any of the installation, and it'll save you $$$ for a 45 min DIY job. Last edited by wanofakind01; 10-04-2017 at 10:41 PM.. |
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