For a while now I have been looking for a stock muffler, both to replace my aftermaket one, and to give me some reliable flange locations in order to do some test pipe welding. User Rusky listed a used OEM exhaust for sale... after looking at his nsxprime rating summary of 7 positive, 2 negative, I figured it was worth the chance as long as I received some pictures of the exhaust. I messaged him and requested photos, and asked for confirmation that the exhaust was not physically damaged. He disclosed that one exhaust tip was dented, which was OK with me. He also supplied this picture:
In the back of my mind I wondered why he only sent one picture of the whole exhaust, but from what I could see it looked fine, so I made payment.
Fast forward to the next week.
I received the exhaust and unwrapped it, noticing immediately that:
-Both flanges had been cut off and sloppily rewelded back on crooked.
-The exhaust shield had been cut off, and in the process,
-A hole had been cut into the outer later of exhaust tubing.
I did get a good deal on this exhaust, but with the above defects it is useless to me. I then went back to the original picture of the muffler that was sent to me, and noticed that the damaged section was covered up with a plastic bag. Coincidence or purposeful omission? If I had seen what was under that bag I would not have purchased this item.
In the back of my mind I wondered why he only sent one picture of the whole exhaust, but from what I could see it looked fine, so I made payment.
Fast forward to the next week.
I received the exhaust and unwrapped it, noticing immediately that:
-Both flanges had been cut off and sloppily rewelded back on crooked.
-The exhaust shield had been cut off, and in the process,
-A hole had been cut into the outer later of exhaust tubing.
I did get a good deal on this exhaust, but with the above defects it is useless to me. I then went back to the original picture of the muffler that was sent to me, and noticed that the damaged section was covered up with a plastic bag. Coincidence or purposeful omission? If I had seen what was under that bag I would not have purchased this item.
