Babe’s & Lightning Muffler

Best muffler shop I’ve ever been too. This shop as been here for years for a reason.
Fast, fair, and professional service. The pricing for service is extremely fair. Took my car in for a muffler adjustment and it was done in under 1 hour, and it was done the RIGHT way, just a beautiful job, my exhaust looks fantastic. Perfect alignment, dead on, amazing job. The owner of the shop is very cool, knowledgeable car guy, and works solo. He opens at 8am and it is a first come, first served shop. Call before you head in to see if they can accommodate you. Good location has you around tons of good shops/​downtown/​transportation while waiting for your car (or not).
He is the muffler man! Wouldn’t trust anyone else.

Came at about 9am to get my quad exhaust tips put on as well as a resonator delete. Price was extremely reasonable, and only took about an hour to put on. He was very thorough with his work, making sure the tips were perfectly aligned. Take your car here, he knows what he’s doing.

Took my lowerd miata here he did an amazing job very straight forward and down to earth guy. Also quality work!

I have been coming to Babes mufflers since I was 5yrs old, with my Dad, went in this morning to have a axle back system installed,$ 45:00 bucks and less than twenty minutes later I left with a really nice deep tone to my Mazda and once again extremely happy with Babes mufflers. Truly the only place I Ever go to for exhaust work, and you should also. Absolutely the best place for customer service and excellent workmanship.

I changed the catalytic converter on my wife’s Mercedes. I cut the old cat out but could not get the pipe from the cat out of the muffler. I removed the muffler from the car and took it to Babe’s and the tech was able to cut the stuck pipe in the muffler from inside using a torch, and the pipe slid right out, no damage to the outer pipe. Best $ 15 I ever spent, as I had tried for two hours to remove the pipe myself with a propane torch. The car is up and running.

Rolled my 99 prelude in with a bad exhaust leak at 11 am on a tuesday. Kurt grabbed some wood to help get my lowered car on the lift, and I knew I was in the right place. He took a look, found the leak, and said 30 bucks to fix it. It was a simple fix, but he worked fast and it sounds perfect now. Can’t find a better place than Babe’s.

Rolled in around noon without an appointment. Owner came out, put my car on the lift, and had me done in 35 minutes. Pretty simple cutout of a resonator on my Audi S4. Very clean welding. Super nice guy. Highly recommended.

Kurt is a real gentleman. I needed a quick fix because my exhaust line was rubbing up against my trailer hitch. The vibration was driving me crazy and I was afraid it’d overheat the hitch and damage the paint. Kurt heated the bracket up with a torch and adjusted it real quick for me and he didn’t want to charge me much. So I paid him more than he charged.

I had a small cut in my exhaust pipe from a reciprocating saw that I used to install a new cat. Babe’s did a quick seam weld on the cut quickly and cheaply. I just need to hit it with some high temp paint for a long lasting seam.

This place is awesome. Very friendly and Kurt if beyond helpful… Best prices in town and will go above and beyond to make sure your happy…

Quality places like this are hard to find, so its no surprise that people feel like they had to wait or got turned away. I came in early and put my car straight up on the lift, and the staff was very friendly. I was torn between going to a cheap mexican place and Babe’s, but it was definitely the same price, for much more knowledgable staff and quality work. I came back at the time he had said and the car wasn’t done because he ran into unforeseen problems, but he fixed everything for the same reasonable price he quoted me, thats right, NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MORE WORK. I have been very impressed by the other custom work that has been done here, and will definitely be back for any muffler work. Thanks guys!

Had 2 cutouts installed here. One on my truck and one on my car. The mechanic, Kurt quoted me a lower price than other shops in the area. Both times I was in and out within the hour. He let me watch him work on my vehicle. The welds on my truck are still holding up nicely after a year and it sounds great!

This review is relative to info given to me and price. I had a specific request for a muffler and dual pipes for my tundra. It was a set up i have seen before and liked alot but not very common. I was told the install would be tricking and would cost $ 460.00. I ended up shopping the price and just got my exhaust i stalled at another shop in town for $ 300. I realize somethings are worth the extra expense but i felt they embellished the install requirements and inflated the cost of the job. My advice. Dont pay more to cover a companies ego or high overhead. There are lots of great shops in town that do great work at great prices. Babes may do good work but are way too expensive.

After calling to see it I needed to make an appointment, I just showed up one morning with my 1970 Datsun 510. It was still running a rusty OEM exhaust system that I wanted to replace. The mechanic listened to my preferences and worked with me to figure out the right setup. We went with 1 ¾″ pipes (stock was 1 ¼″) and two glass packs, a long one under the passenger compartment and a short one near the tip. He finished the system off with a 2″ straight chrome tip, perfectly centered in the hole in the rear valance which looks great.
I picked the car up the same day and am very happy with the work. Everything was tucked away neatly and close to the floor, the welds are clean, there are no rattles, and the car pulls and sounds much better than before. It’s been several months and everything is holding up great! Expert job for a very reasonable price.

Please support your local auto-​mechanic business! Quality of service is without question. Kurt, one of the auto mechanics, is not only a skilled mechanic but a kind gentleman who is honest and direct for what needs to be taken care for your auto muffler maintenance.
Great service!
Many Thank You’s!

Went to this place this morning and he saw my Catback behind the muffler was not made in the JIG correctly. It was kinked so as to hit the frame. I thought this is going to be expensive but he did it in like 30 minutes and was only $ 45. No rattling noise now and exhaust seems really good.

My wife assisted the coordination of my new flowmaster system while I was away on military duty. Not surprisingly, Kurt was mindful of this and was very clear in explaining to my wife all the ins and outs of what was needed for purchase, installation, and any follow-​on support. He stuck to the timetable he gave my wife, the installation was perfect, and even came in under the original quote he gave her. Have had no issues with the installation since my return. My sincere thanks for a job well done, and for such outstanding customer service.

Kurt is great!
I was referred here by a friend and the shop was excellent… Kurt is fair and the prices are very reasonable. not to mention my mufflers fit great now! Subaru owner approved.

Kurt is still as awesome as he was a few years back. I attempted to put on an exhaust myself, but it kept rubbing my bumper.
Kurt looked at it and helped me fix my problem (loose bolt) which straightened out the exhaust. In and out of there in 10 minutes and on the house. Can’t ask for anything better!

Wow. The reviews don’t lie.
My girlfriend’s Volvo suddenly stopped working the other day, so we took it to our main mechanic. He couldn’t figure it out but thought it was the catalytic converter and recommended we take it to a specialist. So, we went to Unilocal,found Babes & Lightning, saw all their great reviews, and called them up. They were nothing but friendly on the phone, gave us a great quote, and told us to bring it down.
We got it there, they tested it, and found out the catalytic converter was fine, but some other widget that I’ve never heard of wasn’t. They even had another shop from down the street (Rose Garden Auto Care, I believe) come and give a second opinion. Unfortunately, they both agreed that the problem was actually unrelated to the exhaust system and something only the Volvo dealership could fix. Not awesome news, but nonetheless, no charge for the testing, diagnosis, or second opinion since it was something they couldn’t fix, despite the fact that they’d both spent valuable time looking at it. Very cool of them.
It’s refreshing to see that honesty and great customer service still exist. Thanks, Babe’s & Lightning Muffler!