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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
The problem is that they can't do anything at Muffler Man, or rather, don't want to especially if it's outside of their comfort zone. So Tig, Mig, or gas and what have you could not save their lives if they depended on it. Any way, this isn't about Muffler Man. I went off topic on this one.
And the whole "performance exhaust" shop thing...I think the term is just being thrown around loosely to imply a performance shop. If you want, Godwin, weld me up a Dinan replica exhaust for my M3. Thanks.  |
Yup.
Regular, run of the mill Muffler shops usually hire bottom dollar welders who can't lay a proper bead. They're paid below minimum wage(for a welder). Why should they care if the weld is any good?
If anything, thier welding fuckups sustain thier employment. Oh, you have an exhaust leak again? Let me charge you a full hour of work, for a 20 minute fix.
Thier regular customer base isn't based on a good reputation like Tuner shops.
Hell, some tuner shops are guilty of this too. Bottom dollar "Welder" who can't lay a bead. These are the guys who failed thier CWB/ASME cert, and could only find work in a muffler shop.
I forgot who it was, but there was a member on here who had thier exhaust ruined, then Speed Syndicate fixed it.