is my exhaust burning my bumper?? (pics included)

[yaris]

looks like someone cut the tip to stole it and when cutting it he forced the muffler

[mopar_man]

Originally Posted by pineapple

is there a piece missing? i just bought it from used car dealership a week or two ago. at least its still under warranty. i have no idea if they gave me the tip when i bought it or not. then again i live in l.a. so i wouldnt be the least bit surprised if someone stole it. ugh

Take it back and have them fixed it. Something is hokey with the way it's not lining up. It also looks like the tip was cut off the muffler. My car doesn't have the flashy chrome tip others here have but it still sticks out more than yours does.

Originally Posted by yaris

looks like someone cut the tip to stole it and when cutting it he forced the muffler

That sounds like a very likely scenario.

[pineapple]

Originally Posted by yaris

looks like someone cut the tip to stole it and when cutting it he forced the muffler

i just looked at the muffler closer this morning and i definitely think you guys are right. the muffler is too far to the side to line up properly with the little hole where my exhaust would stick out. it also looks like my muffler was cut. or maybe its supposed to look like that. i'm not really sure. does anyone know what a muffler without the exhaust tip looks like?


i also called the dealership where i bought the car and apparently the warranty only covers engine and transmission damage. go figure.

[SoCalCruiser]

I wouldn't give up that easy....who knows what else may be wrong with the car. Have a mechanic go over the car to make sure nothing is wrong with it...Those used card dealer pop-up and disappear faster that you can blink.. especially in our great city of L.A.

[Chromenut]

You can always use the "you misrepresented this vehicle" comment. That usually gets their attention.

[mopar_man]

Here's what mine looks like.

[Travis2k7]

Originally Posted by yaris

looks like someone cut the tip to stole it and when cutting it he forced the muffler

Yep, judging by the 2nd picture I'd have to agree.

[03GTCruiser]

The muffler is in the wrong location and someone has cut off a good sized chunk of the exit pipe. (maybe it was rubbing from misalaignment?) I would check the hangers and make sure they are not bent, Then check to make sure the rest of the exhaust isn't out of whack, if it is I'd take the car back to the dealership and tell them that you do not feel the car was represented correctly since appearantly something happened to this car that caused the exhaust system to shift towards the driver side of the car by several inches.

[66CUDA]

UGH!!! Get that muffler lined up with the cutout. I bought a nice stainless tip from Auto Zone for 10 bucks. I put it on myself with some JB Weld addhesive (Auto Zone should have this too). Easy stuff to use and hardens rather quickly, so don't let it sit around after its mixed for more than 30 seconds.

66CUDA