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Yes, for 98% of stuff shipped I can understand no signature confirmation. For a $2k battery, it's a different story! I think the vast majority of...
Jeez, absolutely ridiculous not to ship with signature confirmation. That should be a requirement.
Is the cat oem? Was the replaced hybrid battery a new oem version? Value largely depends on answers to these questions.
Hmm, I don't recall a lower air dam. do you have a photo of the part? I also don't recall swapping out anything that looks like the air dam on the...
Good to hear it worked out! Count yourself lucky it only cost you $100. If it's covered by insurance, no reason to go anywhere other than a Toyota...
As I'm sure you realize the legal process is not guaranteed to be in your favor. It is also lengthy and could be costly. I might sound like a...
You've got nothing to lose - go in and chat with him again. If it goes south, then you can consider moving forward with legal action as you've...
I just realized something that should have been obvious. You dropped your car off in October and at that time he didn't have a new oem cat in...
Yes - more likely it is a unit from a scrapyard or purchased used elsewhere. However, not impossible for it to be stolen. I think your best bet is...
I was hoping he'd be dumb enough to just weld a used cat section to the muffler (Futaba part), but it appears that he installed a complete intact...
You've already established that the mechanic did not use aftermarket parts - the mufffler (silencer) is oem and the cats are oem. Just in case you...
Correct. However, I doubt your mechanic was dumb enough to do that, but its best to first rule it out.
As mentioned before, the photo I marked up was one you posted with description "this is what they sell at the shop, a brand new catalytic...
Yes, that is the same location.
I added some labels to the photo. The red square is just a section of pipe that connects the muffler to the first cat - when new, this is factory...
Here is that section I referenced. If he welded the cat section to the muffler section, it may be fairly obvious as it likely won't be as clean as...
It is the section of pipe directly after the Muffler (towards the front of the car) that connects to the first cat. That is the section you should...
Edited my post - typo, GD3 is correct. The likely reason that no one is willing to say they are used, is the entire exhaust system is exposed....
1: To verify that it is oem, locate the "GD3" stamp (edited - GD4 was typo) on the cat closest to the engine and EA6 stamp on the other cat. Both...
Are those JDM imports reliable? I haven't seen any for close to $150. Do you have a link?
