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- Vehicle Details
- 1994 Mercury Cougar XR7, 3.8L, all stock

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Am I losing my mind, or did Trubends always say they were mandrel bent?
2 months and this shit shows up. If I wanted to spend $411 for shit I'd have taken it to the local Midas. FFS!Is that the exhaust you’ve been waiting months for? Holy hell
2 months and this shit shows up. If I wanted to spend $411 for shit I'd have taken it to the local Midas. FFS!
I have left a message, and kept it nice for now. I'm pissed...Even Midas would do better. Those ripples look like autozone grade pipes! You could probably piece together the pipes using the eBay mandrel bend kit I bought only for the front. I’d make an issue of this with them, that’s absolutely unacceptable.
I have left a message, and kept it nice for now. I'm pissed...
I would be going ape shit all over them for this. Glad you held back, it's more professional. And in this day and age, the person you talk to most likely knows nothing about the issue other than to say "I'm sorry for your... " So why take it out on them. Blow a gasket on shipping!View attachment 13404
Am I losing my mind, or did Trubends always say they were mandrel bent?
Even the fill plug is orange! "Go wild!"Colorful lol
Waukesha WI, from a Randy Krickeberg. I personally wouldn't put my name on something like this.Been scouring google, it sounds like there might have been an ownership change in trubendz in the last year, google reviews are not good, nor are some of the statements on these forums which sound much the same as far as obscene processing time…
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Trubendz gone AWOL
Anybody know what's up with this company? It seems like a lot of forum members have purchased products from them in the past, but they seem to be very questionable now. After having a positive conversation with Randy ~3 weeks ago, I placed an order for the Cougar tube-only kit 2 weeks ago...www.newcougar.org
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Good exhaust?
Sourcing an exhaust for my 89'. F20B swap is on the horizon, starting in acouple days. i need an exhaust, preferably 2.5, stainless. kakimoto is too expensive, rare and to my knowledge not 2.5in. trubendz is technically defuct, ownership change. No communication and TERRIBLE wait times. 4-6...www.preludepower.com
Where did your pipes ship from?
Update here -
Been little over a year since I posted that. Coco is now ~85lbs, and according to her DNA mostly Lab and some Pitbull.
She has grown into a big well-tempered dog and gets along great with our other pets. She guards the kids (and me lol) when we are outside like it's her job.
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Really lucked out with finding her! We are blessed & lucky she showed up in our lives.