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Originally Posted by geeknerd
finally have the disposable income at 31 years old to live out my fast and furious dreams..... under neon kit next....
Looking at the HKS since it sounds very tame but nice. kinda like the older gen g35 exhaust notes.
Seems like my best bet is just to have it shipped to me, buy some jack stands and install it myself.
Just had to ask because I am new to buying car parts and not really used to shopping outside of amazon and other major corporate commerce sites.
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That's the way to do it. I did the same when I was 31. Not everybody on RS can go through 4 fast and furious cars in their 20's and have grown up cars like Beamers and Porsches by 31.
From my experience, it's usually cheaper to ship it to PR or Blaine and drive over. A bit of legwork, but whenever I used an authorized garage, they always seemed to give me a higher quote. But I guess they need to make a profit for being the middleman. Ordering directly to your home, you could potentially get hit with extra delivery fees. You can't guarantee which service the vendor will use to ship it out, and some, like UPS, are notorious for tacking on additional handling fees.
Installing an exhaust is fairly basic and very easy especially when the pipes are still new. The bolts haven't even had time to seize up yet. Just make sure you lift the car up properly (ie jack stands in the proper spots) so you don't get crushed.
Also, as others have said, always keep your stock parts. It just makes it so much easier if you ever change your mind or decide to part out and go back to stock.