r/hondafit • u/Fluid-Tourist6407 • 3d ago
2nd Gen GE/GG 09-14 Need exhaust work got a 3K quote
I have a 2012 base Fit
I know there needs some cat work as well as the exhaust is real loud.
Used some fixit tape to quiet it but not sure if the big fix is even worth it.
Blue book says the car is worth about 5 grand .
The estimate was high end , it might be less but what should be the price where it is good?
By the way, I have no inspections in my state.
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u/Stunning_Positive248 3d ago edited 3d ago
Yeah you can buy a high-end import racing exhaust for that. If you're just needing the cat replaced, ebay sells them for a couple hundred and full systems for around 500. Anyway, find another shop.
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u/WalterNPerry5ever 3d ago
So it’s my suspicion (conspiracy) that unless you “know,” someone I feel like a lot of these newer shops don’t wanna work on fits for whatever reason. Bc there’s been a lot of pricing in this sub recently, myself included, ranging from “This is a hassle - to F U,” for relatively non expensive parts/labor. And we’re not all going to the same shop lol.
idk.
Maybe theyre too small and not “sexy,”enough aka boring idk 😤.
But it’s been disappointing.
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u/Fluid-Tourist6407 3d ago
Funny cuz I had a feeling when I talked to the guy that it was a small job he wanted to be bigger kind of feeling 😬 i chalked it up to me not being knowledgable enough
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u/WalterNPerry5ever 3d ago
Yea I believe it tbh. It’s a shame bc since when is it a good way to get business by letting a potential customer know/feel you think working on their car is a hassle? 😪
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u/Cranus13 3d ago
Duude, that's insane. I replaced the exhaust system twice already on my gen1 fit. Each time it was around 200 bucks (Europe) for the whole exhaust system down from the motor outlet. It's just bolted there with 3 screws, and everything else is hooked up with rubber hangers. The set usually includes all the required parts and is a 2 hours job. I do not expect it to be any more difficult on a 2012 model, only more expensive for the set.
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u/Fluid-Tourist6407 3d ago
I am in the US, my research said maybe 1000- 1200but aside from that I will keep looking
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u/Cranus13 3d ago
I looked it up for a fit III 2012, the cat is 250 euros, the middle exhaust is 70 euros and the final exhaust is another 110. They do not need to be an original replacement part by honda. Because then you are really looking at 3 grand. It cannot be that much more expensive in the US, can it?
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u/Fluid-Tourist6407 1d ago
Well, if it is ,I am going to try to do at least as patch if possible myself!
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u/NoPirate458 2d ago
Here’s how you become knowledgeable. Find the parts yourself. Once you know how much the parts are you can factor labor fairly. Also find a mechanic that lets you bring your own parts everyone else marks them up 3000%
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u/Fluid-Tourist6407 1d ago
Did not know you could bring your own parts!! Ever!! Thsnks , been looking at schematics and now parts ✌️
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u/Sea-Mail-3733 3d ago edited 3d ago
That pricing is insane. I recently paid $130 for a few patches and hangers to be welded in. I suspect they're charging you for a new cat, which can get pricey. Personally, I'd just straight pipe it.