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    A+ Mufflers & Brakes

    4.9 (108 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

    Services - A+ Mufflers & Brakes

    Auto customization

    Auto exhaust customization

    Auto repairs

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    D T.

    Came out great! Thanks! Shopped around & got higher quotes, plus one shop up the road seemed like they didn't want the job.

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    Brian M.

    Do you worry about all the catalytic converter thefts? If your answer is yes then you found the right place to protect, deter theft of your converter or replacement of a stolen one. Tim is the owner of A+ Muffler and Brake and does Excellent work. Being a fabricator, he can weld and modify any type of vehicle that needs convert protection. He also replaces converter and mufflers way cheaper and quicker than majority of the shops. It was super easy to make an appointment and I like that he opens early, even on a Saturday. He came in early at 7am even though the business hours said 8am. I park on the street daily and have experienced converter theft on another truck before. It's not a good feeling to start up the truck and hear that load uncapped exhaust noise. Not only that, but making a police report and making arrangements to get it replaced. What a hassle. So I brought in my truck at 7am as scheduled and was told to come back in 45 minutes, yes that quick! Didn't expect it to be that quick. I came back at 7:40am as he was just finishing up, don't be late to pick up your vehicle as Kaka'ako has limited parking and he doesn't have any extra room on his lot. He weld on a screen guard all the way up the exhaust pipe and around the converter to make cutting and removing the converter almost impossible without taking a very long time to do it. Just looking at it will make thieves look somewhere else. He also welded a loose heat shield that I didn't know about, Mahalo for doing that extra welding work. His work is meticulous. No more worrying about those Bastards stealing my converter easily. Awesome Owner/Business , it was a pleasure giving him my business.

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    Shon K.

    Guys!! You want excellent service, go stop by A+ Mufflers. Braddah Tim will take care of you and your vehicle. He done everything I asked and more. Went above and beyond, great customer service, professional from start to finish. I couldn't be more happier with the results. Thank you Tim. My wife and I love it.

    "cage" welded around the exhaust pipe so the thieves can't simply cut the pipe and pull the catalytic converter out.
    Mark Y.

    So had Tim at A+ Mufflers and Brakes do some chronic-theft prevention on my Prius. Seems Priuses (Pri-i? not sure what the term for plural Prius would be) are easy targets for catalytic converter thefts. A few days prior my building manager called me letting me know there had been multiple Prius catalytic converter thefts in my parking garage and wanted to give me a warning since I had a Prius. I called around to various muffler shops and some did the work but the way those places did it was they bolted on a metal covering over the areas that the thieves cut the pipes. Tim explained to me that even with the covering, the thieves still can cut the pipe and pull the converter back and out to get it. The way Tim would do it is weld a "cage" around the converter/pipes making it impossible to get it out unless they actually cut all the welded bars too. I thought that made a lot more sense for deter theft. The job took a couple of hours and I was able to take a look at the finished work before he dropped the car back down. Really solid work, clean welds and well thought out layout. Really happy with the job he did and it was half the cost of what the other muffler places quoted me for the inferior theft prevention methods they would use. Something to be aware of, it's a small shop in Kaka'ako so there's not waiting area to sit down. No problem for me since I just walked a couple of blocks over to Whole Foods and did some grocery shoppping. Another thing that was a strange coincidence was when I dropped my car off, another customer drove up and had his catalytic converter stolen so needed to have his exhaust worked on. Made me feel a lot better about doing the preventative work, I guess it's a pretty common theft since the metals in the converter are easily sold to scrap metal places.

    He never even give receipt and he asked my son to hold the muffler to make it straight instead of using long jack stand to make it straight on the tip before he start welding the resonator now the right muffler was just hanging if you zoom in on picture u can see the major gap

    Michael W.

    Friendly, knowledgeable, honest, and competitive pricing. Tim was a pleasure to work with. Called him on a Thursday and scheduled an appointment for Saturday morning for work on my catalytic converter. He contacted me late Friday to remind me and make sure we were still on. When I arrived, he was already waiting for me and immediately had me drive right up and he ran the code scanner and confirmed a catalytic converter error. He pulled it down and showed that the cat was clogged and bad. He commented that something else could be up with my car because a bad cat converter could be an indicator of another issue. He was fast and friendly throughout. He pulled out a chair for me to sit on and I enjoyed the chat we had while he worked. An unexpected nice way to spend a Saturday morning.

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    Awesome job, fair prices, and friendly crew. Will return there if needed. Had exhaust replaced on my 1990 Grand Wagoneer.

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    Thanks so much for making times to do a review for our business

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    Excellent workmanship and quality service!! I wouldn't take my car to anyone else, Tim always delivers!

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    I wouldn't go anywhere else this guy is straight forward and he listens to what you want and will explain why a certain plumbing is better!

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    Bradahh Barry, much Mahalo for your great reviews. Stay safe out there

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    Ask the Community - A+ Mufflers & Brakes

    How much does a smog check cost?

    Quote to cut stock muffler off and replace with a flowmaster 10 on a 04 Toyota Tundra? Mahalo

    I would say, over $850 because that's how much you'll be charged just to run a "straight pipe!" Try calling to explain what you want and maybe you'll get a good deal, who knows!

    U have anything later? Or next week?

    I only get early morning open @ 7:AM

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    Review Highlights - A+ Mufflers & Brakes

    Took it back to Tim and he fixed it with a minimal charge.

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    Did my lift here years ago, also this event happened years ago. (review is very late, but started…read morethinking as I saw ads for them on Facebook regularly, people need to be aware of their practice) apparently they didn't tighten the steering knuckle lower 2 bolts on my Tacoma, clearly before I left I saw a thread sticking out on the lower control arm bolts, didn't say anything as I'd thought they'd honor their work, and thought they possibly even messed up the threads on that bolt that was loose which is why it didn't go all the way in, (as a mechanic I'm not going to touch something I'm afraid will break which would turn to my fault, liability is pretty important in the automotive service industry) they reassured me before I left that everything was perfect even though the skid plate wasn't installed as well until I said something, then within less than 6000 miles down the road and within less than a 6 month period, lower control arm came loose and went straight to the floor, took it back to them with a tow truck and they charged me for the labor to replace a lifetime warranty part from rough country as well as a CV axle that got damage due to collateral damage from the bolt coming loose. Clearly they didn't tighten the bolt with their response as "we loctite everything" well loctite only goes a long way when the bolt is torqued with a torqued wrench. A real shop would've comp everything and own up to their mistake and repair it for free due to technician negligence. But that didn't happen, rather just down another couple hundred dollars, around $800-1,000 to fix their mistake. But I mean the lifetime part was free which was great, one company at least honored something. Never coming back here again, neither will ever be involved with this shop ever again. Still have my receipt and can easily warranty stuff yourself on rough country website. Wasn't going to argue with these guys in person as they're pretty intimidated and aggressive when you put them on the spot. So it's easier to result in online reviews and let people know their practice as they're also firm with whatever they say with no room for talk or solution unless I'm guessing legal action is taken or a harsh review is made. They honestly just hungry for money, made the victim an even bigger one.

    **update I received a message from the Manager (owner?) who…read moreapologized for the phone call being less than responsive He encouraged me to go into the shop and they would work with me on this matter I appreciate the offer I purchased 4 rims and tires 4 years ago Barley put 25K miles on them and one of the rims is cracked and can't be repaired So I need 4 new rims; new quote is double the price and no offer for a discount or free installation ($160-$200) Just a cold response and not even thanks for calling; he knows I'm a prior customer I'll never shop here again or recommend this place to friends and Ohana Very disappointed I hope others have a better experience; fyi the young lady I spoke to last week was much more friendly and polite

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