How Much Should I Pay To Have Downpipes Installed?

Lowflight · 06-27-2017, 08:12 PM

My Mechanic wants $950

$3000 for Downpipes installed? Lmao wtf

allmotor_2000 · 06-27-2017, 08:23 PM

Like $400 max... or DIY

13M5F10 · 06-27-2017, 08:26 PM

I've seen 400-600 installed.

Sales@RKautowerks · 06-27-2017, 08:35 PM

I seriously need to start charging more...jesus

nissan · 06-27-2017, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 13M5F10

I've seen 400-600 installed.

Any recommendations for installers in DFW? I've received some obscene quotes also and am relatively new to the area.

13M5F10 · 06-27-2017, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nissan

Quote:

Originally Posted by 13M5F10

I've seen 400-600 installed.

Any recommendations for installers in DFW? I've received some obscene quotes also and am relatively new to the area.

I'll send you a PM .. this guy will probably do it cheaper.

srtoad4 · 06-27-2017, 10:27 PM

I did them myself, not bad at all if fitment is good. If fitment of downpipes is bad then it's a nightmare.

Sales@RKautowerks · 06-28-2017, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by nissan

Any recommendations for installers in DFW? I've received some obscene quotes also and am relatively new to the area.

I can do it for you, we have a shop off royal and 35E, shoot me a PM.

-R

Lowflight · 06-28-2017, 06:53 AM

Yeah, I had a fair deal on some catted DP's, talked to my SA and he said he was ok with it because he knows I drive like a grandma and wouldn't void my warranty. Then I call my BMW mechanic and it is essentially $1000 to install. I just sell my Eisenmann Sport and get Turner deletes and call it a day.

TheHouseWon · 06-28-2017, 07:52 AM

I just sell my Eisenmann Sport and get Turner deletes and call it a day.

Don't do this. I had Turner with stock cats and the drone got the best of me. Now I have E-Sport and dp's and LOVE the sound. And LESS drone (little to none, actually).

I would say buy used OEM dp's, gut them, install yourself, and save 100's.

Blacross · 06-28-2017, 08:31 AM

your mechanic wants 950 because either

A: he thinks he can rip you off
B: has no idea what the job entails and is giving himself buffer room
C: has done downpipes on something else before and thinks it'll be just as hard
D: doesn't want the job and figures if you pay that much it'll be worth it

all of these are reasons to go somewhere else

Rockin-The-F10 · 06-28-2017, 12:31 PM

Exhaust shops run competitive pricing on jobs like this, PLUS they have a lot of experience with downpipes/exhaust/etc..

ITs crazy the number dudes throw at you after you roll up in a 100k+ car. lol

SOOOOOO call and get a quote on a header/downpipe install.
They should have some regular number for those jobs.

I think anything over 400 is ridiculous. Anything higher than 400 and you're paying the inflated I drive a 100k car price.

swsimmons · 06-29-2017, 08:12 PM

I paid $350 last week in Atlanta. I had quotes from 350-800..

Same shop did my x5 downpipes for 400.

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Lowflight Captain 336 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Memphis TN iTrader: (2)	Yeah, I had a fair deal on some catted DP's, talked to my SA and he said he was ok with it because he knows I drive like a grandma and wouldn't void my warranty. Then I call my BMW mechanic and it is essentially $1000 to install. I just sell my Eisenmann Sport and get Turner deletes and call it a day.
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TheHouseWon Colonel 644 Rep 2,039 Posts Drives: 2013 M5 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: SoCal iTrader: (10)	I just sell my Eisenmann Sport and get Turner deletes and call it a day. Don't do this. I had Turner with stock cats and the drone got the best of me. Now I have E-Sport and dp's and LOVE the sound. And LESS drone (little to none, actually). I would say buy used OEM dp's, gut them, install yourself, and save 100's.
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Blacross Second Lieutenant 94 Rep 201 Posts Drives: Tundra Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Ny iTrader: (0)	your mechanic wants 950 because either A: he thinks he can rip you off B: has no idea what the job entails and is giving himself buffer room C: has done downpipes on something else before and thinks it'll be just as hard D: doesn't want the job and figures if you pay that much it'll be worth it all of these are reasons to go somewhere else
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Rockin-The-F10 Lieutenant 69 Rep 442 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Palm Beach Florida iTrader: (1)	Exhaust shops run competitive pricing on jobs like this, PLUS they have a lot of experience with downpipes/exhaust/etc.. ITs crazy the number dudes throw at you after you roll up in a 100k+ car. lol SOOOOOO call and get a quote on a header/downpipe install. They should have some regular number for those jobs. I think anything over 400 is ridiculous. Anything higher than 400 and you're paying the inflated I drive a 100k car price.
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06-29-2017, 08:12 PM	#13
swsimmons New Member 6 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 14 M6 GC and 13 X5 M Sport Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Richmond, VA iTrader: (1)	I paid $350 last week in Atlanta. I had quotes from 350-800.. Same shop did my x5 downpipes for 400.
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