Has anyone used a muffler patch kit?

blee · 07-27-2006, 11:17 AM

So I'm looking at a car with a small hole in the muffler. Makes the car louder, doesn't really affect anything else, but probably won't pass VA safety inspection.

New muffler = $360 or so DIY. Muffler patch kit = $4.

Do these things work, even temporarily? Will it be enough to satisfy the average safety inspection tech? Any experience?

bren · 07-27-2006, 11:26 AM

$360 for a muffler? Is this an e46 m3?

Those patches work okay...sometimes.

blee · 07-27-2006, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bren

$360 for a muffler? Is this an e46 m3?

Those patches work okay...sometimes.

Um, mufflers aren't cheap in general. This is an e34 525i. I've never seen a BMW muffler for less than a few hundred bucks.

bren · 07-27-2006, 11:44 AM

You can't just use a Magnaflow or some Midas brand?

blee · 07-27-2006, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by bren

You can't just use a Magnaflow or some Midas brand?

Hadn't thought of that. Probably.

TD · 07-27-2006, 12:02 PM

Please just tell me this isn't a dark green, automatic E34 525i. It seems like 90% of the E34s out there are dark green, automatic 525i's.

blee · 07-27-2006, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TD

Please just tell me this isn't a dark green, automatic E34 525i. It seems like 90% of the E34s out there are dark green, automatic 525i's.

:rofl:

It is a

dark green

5-SPEED

E34 525i.

It was the first decent stick E34 I found. By "decent," let's just say my standards were not close to what they were for my M3s. But my budget was not close, either.

TD · 07-27-2006, 01:14 PM

No, that's great. While that particular green is very 1990s, at least it's a stick.

I have to assume the interior is tan, right?

zach · 07-27-2006, 01:17 PM

blee,

My parents (with a lot of prodding from me) recently acquired a 1995 525i. It's a slushy, but what a great car. Ours is black with what used to be very light grey leather.

TD · 07-27-2006, 01:20 PM

Blair-

You need more power. Here- http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...=en&cardist=18

07-27-2006, 11:17 AM	#1
blee Doctor Mudgeon Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 6,433	Has anyone used a muffler patch kit? So I'm looking at a car with a small hole in the muffler. Makes the car louder, doesn't really affect anything else, but probably won't pass VA safety inspection. New muffler = $360 or so DIY. Muffler patch kit = $4. Do these things work, even temporarily? Will it be enough to satisfy the average safety inspection tech? Any experience?

07-27-2006, 11:26 AM	#2
bren lawn boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: e46m3, f25x3,C5 Z06, C4 Vette, 06 CTD Ram, and a trailer Location: Maryland Posts: 14,029	$360 for a muffler? Is this an e46 m3? Those patches work okay...sometimes.

07-27-2006, 11:44 AM	#4
bren lawn boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: e46m3, f25x3,C5 Z06, C4 Vette, 06 CTD Ram, and a trailer Location: Maryland Posts: 14,029	You can't just use a Magnaflow or some Midas brand?

07-27-2006, 12:02 PM	#6
TD Founder emeritus Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 21,007	Please just tell me this isn't a dark green, automatic E34 525i. It seems like 90% of the E34s out there are dark green, automatic 525i's.

07-27-2006, 01:14 PM	#8
TD Founder emeritus Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 21,007	No, that's great. While that particular green is very 1990s, at least it's a stick. I have to assume the interior is tan, right?

07-27-2006, 01:17 PM	#9
zach swinging for the fences Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: 987, X7 M60i, e36 M3 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,034	blee, My parents (with a lot of prodding from me) recently acquired a 1995 525i. It's a slushy, but what a great car. Ours is black with what used to be very light grey leather.

07-27-2006, 01:20 PM	#10
TD Founder emeritus Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 21,007	Blair- You need more power. Here- http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...=en&cardist=18