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Tim CH
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7/02/2002
15:51:12
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...but I am from Switzerland and might have the only Dakota R/T 1oo miles around - a good excuse, isn't it!? :-)
However I ordered the Gibson Dual rear exit exhaust for my 99 2WD Dakota Kingcab R/T 5.9L.
In the description of the exhaust they write only for "short bed". But I never saw a kingcab with another bed. My bed should be 6 feet. Is there a shorter/longer bed?
Will the exhaust fit to my Dakota? I ordered the following part:
Dodge: 1997-99 5.9L Dakota/Dakota R/T, 2WD, extended cab, short bed, 2 1/2 in. diameter, split rear exit, exhaust system
Thanx in advance
Tim
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moxley
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7/02/2002
16:57:36
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Tim, I'm pretty sure all Dakota's have the same size bed?? at least the R/T's
Quote from somebody on this site,
"He who asks the question may be a fool for the moment, but he who never asks may be a fool forever."
We all have stupid questions, it's just this site you get burned for it!!
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
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7/02/2002
17:08:44
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I thought the Quad-Cabs bed is a few inches shorter then the rest of the dakotas.
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Dakaty
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7/02/2002
17:21:16
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According to my 2001 brochure. All standard and d club cab models have a 77.7 inch long bed. The QC has a 63.7 inch long bed.
All R/Ts have the same length bed so your Gibson should be the correct one.
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Dak318
Dodge Dakota
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7/02/2002
23:20:07
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The bed even looks shorter on the quad.
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Tim CH
Dodge Dakota
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7/03/2002
02:22:37
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Thank you very much for your answers.
So - the sound will be with me ;-)
(and my R/T urgently needs sound! Due to our local noise emission laws an additional muffler was added to the OEM exhaust system!!!)
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jj
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7/03/2002
13:46:12
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only datsun makes a kingcab,Hey tim whats stuff cost in switzerland $$$,I heard everything there is very expensive.small 2 bedroom house about a million U.S. dollars.Shed some light on switzerland,speed laws,etc autoban? thanks,jj
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Bob W
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7/07/2002
00:58:11
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What are they going to think of Gibison duels if they think stock is to loud.
Gibson headers, Gibson Cat-back, Edelbrock IAS shocks, K & N drop in, 180 stat, Jet stage II chip, ARE Lid
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Tim CH
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7/07/2002
06:56:06
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O.K. not kingcab but extended cab ;-)
The price of stuff from the U.S. is acceptable as far as you do the import by you own. Speed shops take 2-2.5 x the U.S. price.
If I import it I'll pay the price in USD + air freight + import duty (weight dependend and cheap) + VAT (7.6%). That adds up to about the 1.6 x USD price. Fair enough.
Re. the prices here in Switzerland: Yes everything is very expensive here but as in the states depending on there you live. Here in Zurich life is very expensive. So 4-6 room appartments near the lake can definitely cost you about a million USD (but not 2 rooms - these are more Tokyo prices). But you also can rent a nice appartement for about 2,000 USD a month.
The speedlimits on the autobahn is 120 KPH, citlimits are 50 KPH. BUT Germany (where I come from) is just about 60 miles away and there as you know a lot of the autobahn is without any speed limit. What this means to me will my next question show ;-)
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Tim CH
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7/07/2002
07:06:44
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I don't care what they think ;-)
What I will do is to install 2 supertrapps that will be open until they might catch me in a control. If that happens I will install the disks and the muffler endcap. This should help. Every 2nd year we have to show our cars to the autorities for a check. Before this date I will reinstall the original Swiss exhaust. Most gearheads do it that way.
BTW
Tuesday the Gibson will be installed at my local speedshop. I can't wait for the sound!
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