hey i just took my mx to the shop cuz it started makin a squeelin noice when i would let off the gas to shift they told me its the flex pipe in the exhaust now they qouted me $225!! includdin labor now i have never seen just one exhaust peice go for 225 + labor ever are they rippin me off or what some one help before i lose money!!!
cody
flex pipe
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jwillistyl55
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jwillistyl55
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Re: flex pipe
i was told cuz its a b*tch to do that the labor is the hardest part so actually it is 80 for the pipe itself and the rest for labor
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Re: flex pipe
I had some holes in my flexpipe, and if Mazda was to replace it, they had to change the entire piping from the cat to the engine...
Bosal doesn`t sell exhaust for the mx3 to other than Mazda anymore either.
btw, Mazda quoted me the part here in Norway for about $600 + labour... and it`s almost certain that one bolt will snap when replacing this.
Your best bet is to get someone to cut the flexpipe of, and weld a new one in. That`s what I did.
nope-mx3
Bosal doesn`t sell exhaust for the mx3 to other than Mazda anymore either.
btw, Mazda quoted me the part here in Norway for about $600 + labour... and it`s almost certain that one bolt will snap when replacing this.
Your best bet is to get someone to cut the flexpipe of, and weld a new one in. That`s what I did.
nope-mx3
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Re: flex pipe
I got my flex pipe replaced for $100 labor included so my guess is they ripped you off. srry
What else is gonna go wrong?
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Re: flex pipe
your getting riped i recentley got my whole exhaust done in 2.5 inch piping with a high flow cat and new resonnater and all the bends and stuff added and a new exhaust muffler for 225 but i have an aftermrket header if that means anything but still my o2 ur getting ripped
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Re: flex pipe
i got the flex section from NAPA that bolted right on for $80
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Re: flex pipe
I got my whole exhaust done. 2¼" piping, hi flow cat, bends, muffler and tip...everything. All for only $100 at a muffler shop at Shea Stadium. God bless those Mexicanos. 
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Re: flex pipe
Sounds more like the downpipe from the collector into the cat, that part is ONLY available from Mazda & goes for over $200,...
I had a new piece bent & added a REAL flex duct for about $100 ($60 for the duct, the rest was the pipe & labor)
Gotot a few exaust shops & shop around, there are better deals out there.
I had a new piece bent & added a REAL flex duct for about $100 ($60 for the duct, the rest was the pipe & labor)
Gotot a few exaust shops & shop around, there are better deals out there.
The contents of this post are the opinions of myself and are NEVER meant to be percieved as the "be all, end all". So cram it!! :p
Re: flex pipe
Your getting screwed. Even it it was the lead pipe they could fabricate something that would work. Hell if its that much a problem see if you can find a part from a junkyard. You would be able to bolt it in yourself. should run about 20-40 pending yard
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