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Old Sep 3, 2022 | 05:59 PM
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Anyone have experience with the new one aftermarket Muffler Bracket Insulator ?
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Old Sep 4, 2022 | 10:38 AM
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No, but one of mine looks even worse than yours - might I ask where you found a replacement?
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No, but one of mine looks even worse than yours - might I ask where you found a replacement?
eBay . But I heard some guys complain about it it's making noise vibration and some they say it's good .so ldon't know what l must to do ..
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eBay . But I heard some guys complain about it it's making noise vibration and some they say it's good .so ldon't know what l must to do ..
It has no void like stock and is likely a stiffer rubber, so yeah I could see NVH going up.
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New factory hangers on ebay are about $50 each and the rubber replacement inserts above that look like they're made on a 3d printer are about $15 each. I cleaned all the old rubber off the aluminum frames and steel hoop inserts then molded some pourable silicone ($40 from Smooth-On) around both. The silicone isn't as hard as the factory rubber so the hole for flexing wasn't needed, so far they work fine. Here's one installed:


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Great...but ldon't see anything like that in ebay !!!!!
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They look a lot beefier than stock. It’s a pretty simple install so give them a shot and see how they sound.
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