Viet Nam Vett

I thought I would post this here also for youu C-3 Section guys in the South Jersey Area...It also appears In The C2- C2


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I took my 460 Thunderchicken over to a Meineke Muffler shop here in the South New Jersey Area (Pleastentville NJ). I have had work done before at a Meineke shop in Berlin NJ who did a great job fabricating a 3" Cat Back System on my 86 Vette.

They also had done the Thunderchicken ..Theye did a front to back dual exchaust..

The Thunderchicken's mufflers were blown out so I choose this shop because it was closer...Bad Mistake :banghead: After the install of the new Mufflers and Tail pipes I drove out and headed for an oil change at my local Shop. After the car was on the lift I went under the car and looked at there work.

They never replaced the clamps after they chopped them up to install the pipes. They welded one clamp to the pipe after they lost the nuts...and the other side ...they just welded the clamp bracket to the pipe because they destroyed the lower bracket.


When I ook it back the guy who installed the system...he gave me a ton of BUBBA attitude...and got Pissed at me for commenting on his sloppy work.
Their were banging sounds coming from under the car. The tail pipes were hitting the bumper on some rough spots in the road. And the rear axel was banging against the pipes where they pass over the axel. His explanaion was that my shocks were worn out.(WRONG...Ther were replaced last year and the old system never hit them).

After we exchanged some Barb's :boxing I told him to drop the car down and let me out of this poor excuse for a Muffler Shop...and I was outa their.!!

So..........The Motto is.... Don't listen to "George Forman"...And Never never take your Vette To Meineke....

:bs :spam

Below are pictures of Meineke's Expert Workmanship






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[Modified by Viet Nam Vett, 12:33 PM 3/28/2004]

PatsLs1vette

Mark i drive by there every day coming home from work,funny how i was always see the same cars out front.

Twin_Turbo

wow, what a shoddy job. :shocked:

luvmy82

You just reinforced the reason why I'm VERY picky about who works on my Vette! I can do minor repairs and fixes, but this type of work is best left to the pros unless you have a lift, tools and skills to do it yourself.

Next time anyone touches your Vette and you can't do the repairs yourself, get recommendations first from perhaps someone in a local Vette club?

This kind of shoddy repair work would send me through the roof not to metion seeing me in small claims court suing the h*ell out of these people for your time, grief and aggrivation.

Yeller81USNRet

I could have done that and charged a whole lot less.
Guess I will never visit a George shop.
:steering:

isosceles

and they probably thought they were doing you a favor with those welds and proud of their work! :rolleyes:
That's just welders' duct tape!

Gordonm

That is a lousy job. I know it is a little further for you to go but Mufflex in Trenton did my exhaust. Not the cheapest guy but his work quality is very good. I have been impressed with his work. I have sent some other people to him and the yhad good luck with him also. Talk to Denny, he is the owner and does a lot of high performance cars.

slaine

Boy, are we lucky that they aren't Vendors in here.(Dang sarcasm gene kicked in.) Don't you think that you're being awfully hard on those poor unskilled mechanics? For a blind welder, those welds are almost barely passable. I've seen guys do a better job with hand tools on their car in the street.
Seriously though, if a friend had done that job for free, it would have been pitifull. It's a shame that you had to pay good money for THAT, and put up with the attitude to boot. You might want to send the pictures with a report to the BBB.
Mike

PRNDL

To be fair, Meinike and Midas muffler shops are franchises. There are some good ones out there. It all depends on the owner and who he hires. You should get references before taking your vette to any shop. i will probably make the trek to Trenton (Mufflex) for my exhaust based on Gordon's reference.... plus they have a cool website! :lol: and Denny replied to my email for info. :) MJ

phxraptor

The same cars out front everday are called comebacks :cuss Or employees cars trying to make the place look busy :rolleyes: :cheers: :seeya

78 Vette

:iagree:

74FLCONV

:rolleyes: Going to Meineke for custom exhaust work is like going to 7/11 for a root canal. The guy gets what he deserves for trying to save a few bucks.

I called three local Corvette repair shops and asked who does their exhaust work. All three named the same place (not one said "Meineke/Midas"). That's where I'm taking my Vette. I'll take my daily driver to Meineke when they have a sale on mufflers.

FYI - The exhaust shop in Ft. Lauderdale is "Steve's Custom Exhaust Shop", 320 E. Prospect Rd., Oakland Park, FL. This guy had me convinced he knows his sheet when he looked under my car and insisted I replace the spare-tire tub before he custom-fitted anything.

D. Ocean
Miami, FLA

Viet Nam Vett

Well..I'm recovering fro a broken ankle and did't want to drive the 30 miles or so to Berlin NJ who originally did the Car..(Ford Thunderchicken and my 86 Vette.) The work at the Berlin Shop was excellent.

But these guys at the Pleasentville shop really screwed up the Ford Pictured above. When I asked the Bubba..how come you didn't install new hanger brackets ...his answere was...we ain't got none...besides, there holding arn't they.. :banghead: . :beatdeadhorse:

shoptek

:iagree:

I have heard good things too about them for custom work :cheers:


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74FLCONV

As they say in Jersey...You's got lucky.

:beatdeadhorse:

D. Ocean
Miami, FLA

Viet Nam Vett

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As they say in Jersey...You's got lucky.



D. Ocean
Miami, FLA

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On That Day They had some good "Cannabis"......

:lol:

Metal Wulf

should have went to Peterson's :nono: