Guys - can this be fixed?

matti · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 12:56:41 PM

Long story short I bought a Dinan exhaust from another member and it arrived damaged. He's going to file a claim with the carrier but I'm concerned I'm going to get stuck with this and have no recourse. If that ends up being the case, do any of you have any reccomendations on how I may at least be able to bend the bent tip back into place without causing more damage? Thanks.

LightWerkz · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 12:58:37 PM

How was it packaged? Sufficiently?

It all depends on if it was insured for the proper amount and if he packaged it right.

You should not get stuck with this, demand your money back if UPS denies the claim.

matti · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightWerkz

How was it packaged? Sufficiently?

It all depends on if it was insured for the proper amount and if he packaged it right.

You should not get stuck with this, demand your money back if UPS denies the claim.

It was packed very well. The shop I had it sent directly to said they can't figure out how the damage occurred because the packaging seemed fairly undisturbed.

babydevilj · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:06:14 PM

By any chance did you get any pictures of it before he shipped it to you? I have a habit when I sell something to take a dated picture of the item before I package and send it out. Sounds like the seller duped you.

as far as fixing it though. the tip can easily be fixed. don't worry about the first picture. thats not going to affect the performance of the exhaust. it wont even be visible.

matti · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by babydevilj

By any chance did you get any pictures of it before he shipped it to you? I have a habit when I sell something to take a dated picture of the item before I package and send it out. Sounds like the seller duped you.

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...ighlight=dinan

babydevilj · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by matti

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showt...ighlight=dinan

those pictures could of been taken whenever.

ClutchKickChris · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:36:15 PM

Bring it by a body shop. $20 and 10 mins later it should be good as new!

**Tehjas** · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:12:37 PM

I'm sure you can fix it.

///M3THOD · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:43:40 PM

I would ABSOLUTELY not fix that muffler.. you need to be concerned with the internals of the muffler, not the dent on the outside. I would only fix it after exhausting my other options first.

With a hit that hard, the tack welds on the inside could have become undone, the packing could be damaged and depending on what its packed could start to come out or at least change the exhaust note/flow. I can think of a several more reasons why to not get that fixed, not to mention when you go to sell it again it will be pretty much worthless.

Go after the carrier, that thing was extremely mishandled, even if it was packed poorly.

///M3THOD · Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:51:40 PM

Upon a second look, it looks to me like you can see scrapes on the indentation on the dent. These scrapes would only occur when you have contact between metal and another substrate, what I mean is that if the muffler was in the box when it happened that the cardboard would not allow the muffler to be scraped , only dented.

In order for that severe of a dent to happen the box would definitely have a mark. You should put the muffler back in the box the exact way it came and try to line up the dent with any external cosmetic damage on the box.

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 12:58:37 PM	#2
LightWerkz Automotive Lighting Innovations Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6,842 Reputation: 0 Location: Oakland NJ	How was it packaged? Sufficiently? It all depends on if it was insured for the proper amount and if he packaged it right. You should not get stuck with this, demand your money back if UPS denies the claim. __________________ Caesar Rowinski - LIGHTWERKZ 2009 BMW M3 Sedan - Space Gray FS: PFC Pads

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:06:14 PM	#4
babydevilj Sperm Dispenser Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,129 Reputation: 0	By any chance did you get any pictures of it before he shipped it to you? I have a habit when I sell something to take a dated picture of the item before I package and send it out. Sounds like the seller duped you. as far as fixing it though. the tip can easily be fixed. don't worry about the first picture. thats not going to affect the performance of the exhaust. it wont even be visible. __________________ Last edited by babydevilj; Sun, Jun-07-2009 at 01:09:52 PM.

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 01:36:15 PM	#7
ClutchKickChris Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,580 Reputation: 0 Location: Tampa	Bring it by a body shop. $20 and 10 mins later it should be good as new! __________________ 05 M3 ZCP

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:43:40 PM	#9
///M3THOD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,804 Reputation: 0 Location: ATL/Buckhead	I would ABSOLUTELY not fix that muffler.. you need to be concerned with the internals of the muffler, not the dent on the outside. I would only fix it after exhausting my other options first. With a hit that hard, the tack welds on the inside could have become undone, the packing could be damaged and depending on what its packed could start to come out or at least change the exhaust note/flow. I can think of a several more reasons why to not get that fixed, not to mention when you go to sell it again it will be pretty much worthless. Go after the carrier, that thing was extremely mishandled, even if it was packed poorly. __________________ '04 TiAg ///M3 SMG vert \| JVT headers \|\| AP section 1 \|\| KSport \|\| BMW Motorsport 4.10 \|\| Depo Smoked Corners \|\| Custom ski pass Alpine Type R\| \| UUC RTAB's/FCAB's/tranny mounts \|\| Auto Technik matte grills \|\| Orion V2's \|\| Anthracite Powdercoated OEM ZCP's \|\| EAS monochrome badges \| Last edited by ///M3THOD; Sun, Jun-07-2009 at 02:59:24 PM.

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:51:40 PM	#10
///M3THOD Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,804 Reputation: 0 Location: ATL/Buckhead	Upon a second look, it looks to me like you can see scrapes on the indentation on the dent. These scrapes would only occur when you have contact between metal and another substrate, what I mean is that if the muffler was in the box when it happened that the cardboard would not allow the muffler to be scraped , only dented. In order for that severe of a dent to happen the box would definitely have a mark. You should put the muffler back in the box the exact way it came and try to line up the dent with any external cosmetic damage on the box. __________________ '04 TiAg ///M3 SMG vert \| JVT headers \|\| AP section 1 \|\| KSport \|\| BMW Motorsport 4.10 \|\| Depo Smoked Corners \|\| Custom ski pass Alpine Type R\| \| UUC RTAB's/FCAB's/tranny mounts \|\| Auto Technik matte grills \|\| Orion V2's \|\| Anthracite Powdercoated OEM ZCP's \|\| EAS monochrome badges \|

Sun, Jun-07-2009, 02:12:37 PM	#8
Tehjas Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,037 Reputation: 0	I'm sure you can fix it.

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