Danny Johnson has a nice video for a cat-back DIY that makes the labor portion of the job easy enough if you don't mind getting under the car jacked that high up. While he didn't show a finished job from the rear end view, he said the Borla stinger kit aligned nicely; for reference, I'm getting the Atak kit.
I'm trying to decide about DIY or just having a muffler shop do it. My concern is the ensuring the portion of the exhaust pipes that can be seen from the rear end are level and aligned. I've seen plenty of exhaust jobs where this is crooked. My question is is this mis-alignment more often a by-product of poor workmanship of the kit itself, or just the challenges of trying to work everything in place laying on your back. Also, I don't have a welder, so I would have to rely on the clamps.
For those that had a shop install it, what is a reasonable rate that I can expect?
Thanks for reading.
I'm trying to decide about DIY or just having a muffler shop do it. My concern is the ensuring the portion of the exhaust pipes that can be seen from the rear end are level and aligned. I've seen plenty of exhaust jobs where this is crooked. My question is is this mis-alignment more often a by-product of poor workmanship of the kit itself, or just the challenges of trying to work everything in place laying on your back. Also, I don't have a welder, so I would have to rely on the clamps.
For those that had a shop install it, what is a reasonable rate that I can expect?
Thanks for reading.