DIY request: modifying/customizing exhaust hangars

NORAGRETS · 07-03-2013, 02:12 AM

I have Berk resonated mid-pipes on my N55 and they are driving me INSANE.

I love them, but because they are wider than the stock mid-pipe, they knock against the subframe directly under the passenger seat and it is amplified in the cabin.

Usually only happens when I hit a: massive pot-holes or b: rough/pock-marked roads

For my own sanity, please help me

Fifty3bags · 07-03-2013, 07:09 AM

Don't hit massive pot holes?

But seriously, you could take it to an exhaust shop and they can help you out. Should only be a couple bucks.

JimD · 07-03-2013, 10:29 AM

They will bend readily if heated to cherry red with a torch but you probably don't have a torch (oxygen/acetaline rig). An exhaust shop would. Make sure they take them out of the rubber hangers first. Like most things, with the right tools it isn't difficult.

NORAGRETS · 07-07-2013, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fifty3bags

Don't hit massive pot holes?

But seriously, you could take it to an exhaust shop and they can help you out. Should only be a couple bucks.

haha, if only...usually don't see em/cant swerve downtown too much traffic.

zooptar · 07-24-2013, 10:46 AM

I used a high temp torch to re-angle the exhaust hangers. Got rid of the contact i was experiencing. You will need an exhaust hanger removal tool though. The one i got from a local NAPA shop has served me well.

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Fifty3bags Captain 326 Rep 914 Posts Drives: 2010 135i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Chattanooga, TN iTrader: (2)	Don't hit massive pot holes? But seriously, you could take it to an exhaust shop and they can help you out. Should only be a couple bucks.
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JimD Brigadier General 368 Rep 3,547 Posts Drives: 128i convertible Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, SC iTrader: (0)	They will bend readily if heated to cherry red with a torch but you probably don't have a torch (oxygen/acetaline rig). An exhaust shop would. Make sure they take them out of the rubber hangers first. Like most things, with the right tools it isn't difficult. __________________ 128i Convertible, MT, Alpine White, Black Top, Taupe Leatherette, Walnut, Sport Ordered 5/22/09, Completed 6/4/09, At Port 6/9/09, On the Georgia Highway 6/13/09, Ship Arrived Charleston 6/24/09 at 10pm, PCD 7/21/09
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zooptar Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: AA 128i Join Date: May 2012 Location: long island iTrader: (0)	I used a high temp torch to re-angle the exhaust hangers. Got rid of the contact i was experiencing. You will need an exhaust hanger removal tool though. The one i got from a local NAPA shop has served me well.
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