Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me that
there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace the
straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price? Seems
really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my muffler.... with
resignator included I suppose.

thanks

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

IMHO, the price seems right. When I was looking for aftermarket parts
from a name brand for my 2000 Civic EX, it came out to be $1600-$2000
for the exhaust, pipe, cat converter and headers.

So considering your model is a SiR and you're buying a Genuine Honda
pipe from the dealership, the price seems right.

-AGS

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

IMHO, the price seems right. When I was looking for aftermarket parts
from a name brand for my 2000 Civic EX, it came out to be $1600-$2000
for the exhaust, pipe, cat converter and headers.

So considering your model is a SiR and you're buying a Genuine Honda
pipe from the dealership, the price seems right.

-AGS

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

In article <OvDed.36190$_u6.17277@edtnps89>, "JEHU"
<dcoxNOSPAM@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me that
> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace the
> straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price? Seems
> really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my muffler.... with
> resignator included I suppose.
>
> thanks

The items you buy from the dealership will be high quality but expensive.
If you want a better deal, visit several shops in your town that sell
mufflers and get estimates. Before you sign the papers, check the quality
of pipes to make sure they measure up to your expectations.

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Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

In article <OvDed.36190$_u6.17277@edtnps89>, "JEHU"
<dcoxNOSPAM@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:

> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me that
> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace the
> straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price? Seems
> really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my muffler.... with
> resignator included I suppose.
>
> thanks

The items you buy from the dealership will be high quality but expensive.
If you want a better deal, visit several shops in your town that sell
mufflers and get estimates. Before you sign the papers, check the quality
of pipes to make sure they measure up to your expectations.

--
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Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

JEHU wrote:
>
> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me that
> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace
> the straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price?
> Seems really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my
> muffler.... with resignator included I suppose.
>
> thanks

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com lists the B Pipe for a 2000 Civic Si for
$138. They don't list an SiR in their model choices. I don't know if the B
Pipe for an Si will fit an SiR. You may want to give them a call. I should
also note that their web site has been recently updated and isn't displaying
the correct diagram for this parts category which is something else you
might want to mention to them if you do call.

Eric

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

JEHU wrote:
>
> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me that
> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace
> the straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price?
> Seems really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my
> muffler.... with resignator included I suppose.
>
> thanks

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com lists the B Pipe for a 2000 Civic Si for
$138. They don't list an SiR in their model choices. I don't know if the B
Pipe for an Si will fit an SiR. You may want to give them a call. I should
also note that their web site has been recently updated and isn't displaying
the correct diagram for this parts category which is something else you
might want to mention to them if you do call.

Eric

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

Thanks for all the info... and ya that site shows the clutch for the
diagram. :) whoops. The SiR in Canada is the same as the Si in the US.


"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:417C524F.5DD36C48@spam.now...
> JEHU wrote:
>>
>> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
>> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
>> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me
>> that
>> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace
>> the straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price?
>> Seems really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my
>> muffler.... with resignator included I suppose.
>>
>> thanks
>
> http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com lists the B Pipe for a 2000 Civic Si
> for
> $138. They don't list an SiR in their model choices. I don't know if the
> B
> Pipe for an Si will fit an SiR. You may want to give them a call. I
> should
> also note that their web site has been recently updated and isn't
> displaying
> the correct diagram for this parts category which is something else you
> might want to mention to them if you do call.
>
> Eric

Re: Straight Pipe - am I getting ripped off?
 

Thanks for all the info... and ya that site shows the clutch for the
diagram. :) whoops. The SiR in Canada is the same as the Si in the US.


"Eric" <say.no@spam.now> wrote in message news:417C524F.5DD36C48@spam.now...
> JEHU wrote:
>>
>> Hey, I took my 2000 Civic SiR in today to have a dealership look at a
>> squeaking sound when i first take off. Thought it was going to be just a
>> heat shield (which I have had in the past) but turns out they tell me
>> that
>> there is a baffel in the straight pipe loose and that I need to replace
>> the straight pipe at a cost of $526 Cad. Is this a good or bad price?
>> Seems really high for just a pipe that runs from the Cat to my
>> muffler.... with resignator included I suppose.
>>
>> thanks
>
> http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com lists the B Pipe for a 2000 Civic Si
> for
> $138. They don't list an SiR in their model choices. I don't know if the
> B
> Pipe for an Si will fit an SiR. You may want to give them a call. I
> should
> also note that their web site has been recently updated and isn't
> displaying
> the correct diagram for this parts category which is something else you
> might want to mention to them if you do call.
>
> Eric