LA Auto Dismantlers Ate My Hamster....
03-15-2006, 05:23 PM
#1
LA Auto Dismantlers Ate My Hamster....
... (to quote an old UK headline... any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidence)
.... well they took my money anyway...
....... but sent me a brand new set of PSE Mufflers
They sat in the garage for almost 2 hours while i got my son ready for bed... then i was straight under the car.
Its a very easy install really.
I just jacked up the car... wheels on, bumper on, and crawled arround underneath.
Took me about 45-minutes per side... with most of that trying to get the damn tail pipe clamp off and then back onto the new mufflers.
They do sound great though... i kept waking up last night thinking of driving the car in the morning... sad eh ?
The sound at start up is fantastic.
They sound quieter than i expected. Does this get louder as they break in ? My old stock mufflers seemed to get a little louder over the first 10k miles
Its raining in CA so i cant get the full effect yet, but driving thru the underground car park made me almost laugh out loud it sounded so good.
Cant wait to get the top down and hear things in full glory.
(so i guess LA Auto arent all bad... its a junk yard after all, and you cant expect "have a nice day" kind of service ??)
.... well they took my money anyway...
....... but sent me a brand new set of PSE Mufflers
They sat in the garage for almost 2 hours while i got my son ready for bed... then i was straight under the car.
Its a very easy install really.
I just jacked up the car... wheels on, bumper on, and crawled arround underneath.
Took me about 45-minutes per side... with most of that trying to get the damn tail pipe clamp off and then back onto the new mufflers.
They do sound great though... i kept waking up last night thinking of driving the car in the morning... sad eh ?
The sound at start up is fantastic.
They sound quieter than i expected. Does this get louder as they break in ? My old stock mufflers seemed to get a little louder over the first 10k miles
Its raining in CA so i cant get the full effect yet, but driving thru the underground car park made me almost laugh out loud it sounded so good.
Cant wait to get the top down and hear things in full glory.
(so i guess LA Auto arent all bad... its a junk yard after all, and you cant expect "have a nice day" kind of service ??)
03-20-2006, 07:57 PM
#5
Drifting
LA has a set on ebay now for $900 plus $100 shipping, or make an offer. They say they are new.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...49396361QQrdZ1
However, you read alot of bad post on LA
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...49396361QQrdZ1
However, you read alot of bad post on LA
03-20-2006, 08:38 PM
#6
Nordschleife Master
Originally Posted by Dharn55
LA has a set on ebay now for $900 plus $100 shipping, or make an offer. They say they are new.
From all the horror stories heard here I would NEVER risk dealing with shady characters like that.
03-20-2006, 09:36 PM
#7
Well I WAS that person...
I made an offer of $850, with $25 off the shipping costs and guess what...
I got a brand new (although a bit dusty) set of PSE mufflers.. for the price they quoted.
I bought these a few hours before the whole scare messages appeared about them being con men and rip off outfit.
I didnt get the electrical stuff, but that is only $200 from Carnewal anyway.
Sunset quoted me $1850 for the full kit... Euro exchange rate perhaps.. it was $1400 or so a few months ago.
I made an offer of $850, with $25 off the shipping costs and guess what...
I got a brand new (although a bit dusty) set of PSE mufflers.. for the price they quoted.
I bought these a few hours before the whole scare messages appeared about them being con men and rip off outfit.
I didnt get the electrical stuff, but that is only $200 from Carnewal anyway.
Sunset quoted me $1850 for the full kit... Euro exchange rate perhaps.. it was $1400 or so a few months ago.
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03-20-2006, 09:51 PM
#8
Drifting
Dell - That is why I said that you read alot of bad posts on LA. But then, here is a guy who bought from them and seems to have gotten a good deal. I know the couple of times I have contacted them on items they had for sale the never seemed to have quite what the said they did.
03-21-2006, 12:05 AM
#11
lucky bastard.....but are you sure the cans are real?!?? and is there anything on the inside...or are they just empty cans??? Just kidding!! Goodluck...I offered them 200, but they declined..hihi
03-21-2006, 02:57 PM
#13
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KarlB, I'm also inclined to believe your experience was an exception and not the norm with those guys. You don't really think we're all making this stuff up now, do you? Nonetheless, I'm ecstatic it worked out well for you, especially when they're brand new PSE cans! 
I emailed them about a month ago on some used Tequipment ovals they had on eBay, and their quote was $500 shipped -- less than $100 off a new set. Not to mention the pics looked like they had been beaten to death. Their response to me was if I can't afford it, then I'm driving the wrong car.
Nice.
I emailed them about a month ago on some used Tequipment ovals they had on eBay, and their quote was $500 shipped -- less than $100 off a new set. Not to mention the pics looked like they had been beaten to death. Their response to me was if I can't afford it, then I'm driving the wrong car.
Nice.
03-21-2006, 03:26 PM
#14
Well i ordered them literally hours before the "NEVER USE LA DISMANTLERS" threads.
The 5 days it took to get the parts were pretty scarry. I imagined a box of trash showing up at my door, after all the horror stories here.
The cans really look fine. the actuators work well (at least manually), no dents and no soot inside from use. I shook them to see if there were rattles, but that was OK. Porsche part numbers on the outside, and they said a warranty... not sure how to claim this if i would ever need it. They were even packaged pretty well.
They went on within a few hours of arriving on my doorstep, and sound just fine.
.. i havent use the radio since though :-)... and i drive with the window open unless its really pouring with rain.
Perhaps the used stuff is not quite such a good deal ???
The 5 days it took to get the parts were pretty scarry. I imagined a box of trash showing up at my door, after all the horror stories here.
The cans really look fine. the actuators work well (at least manually), no dents and no soot inside from use. I shook them to see if there were rattles, but that was OK. Porsche part numbers on the outside, and they said a warranty... not sure how to claim this if i would ever need it. They were even packaged pretty well.
They went on within a few hours of arriving on my doorstep, and sound just fine.
.. i havent use the radio since though :-)... and i drive with the window open unless its really pouring with rain.
Perhaps the used stuff is not quite such a good deal ???
