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Old May 12, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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I was looking at a post and someone said that Hooker was having a deal on pipes... They are.

Anyone here running the troublemakers that look similar to the VH shortshots? Or someone had experince with both? Here are the ones I'm looking at:
http://www.holley.com/27404-1HKR.asp
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1. Do the hookers have heat sheilds?
2. Do the hookers use the factory exhaust mount or a new one?

I been looking to get the V&H but, these Hookers look like an unbeatable deal if they are a good set of pipes. I'm going to email them but, figured you guys could probably give me a better answer faster!

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Old May 12, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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That is a pretty sweet deal, I love the look of them, but I have heard a bad thing or two about the quality of them. I haven't had them though, so let someone who actually knows chime in. I would probably get them, but thats just me.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by stng_96
That is a pretty sweet deal, I love the look of them, but I have heard a bad thing or two about the quality of them. I haven't had them though, so let someone who actually knows chime in. I would probably get them, but thats just me.
I think I read that post too, something about sounds and works great but, falling apart after a year or two???

But, for the price I may have to get a set of these... Unless someone has something REALLY good to say about the V&H shortshots... These look about the same and $100 less.

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Old May 12, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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I have the rebels and they are loud, look mean and sound nasty. They came with new hardware, so install should be a breeze.
 
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I had the short shots and didnt care for them plus everybody had them so I sold them and went with the troublemakers with the long slash cut and the heat shield broke on them so hooker sent me a set of the ones you want since they didnt make the long slash cut anymore and I loved them they are loud and makes the sporty sound like a big twin plus it seemed like I gained a little more power and I never had a problem with the news ones
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 07:24 PM
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I was looking at the troublemakers too, but by the time I decided to get them they were out of the style I wanted so I went with the rebels. They are loud, look great and you cant beat the price tag. They are low in stock so you better act now.
 
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Old May 12, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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I've got the Troublemakers and I love them. The full heat shields look awesome. The sound is awesome. They were also very easy to install. I know others have had issues with the quaility, but, I had no issues. You cant beat them for the price. Even if you scratched them up you could still wrap them with heat tape and it would look awesome also.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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I have em on my sportster. under $200 shipped for pipes that are still 500-700 on alot of sites. I love em.
 
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I friend of mine had them on his 1200L before he rebuilt it...They're nice pipes and sound good but his started to rattle really bad after a year or so, we think it was the baffles.
 
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Originally Posted by Frostbyten
I have em on my sportster. under $200 shipped for pipes that are still 500-700 on alot of sites. I love em.
I pm'd you before I read this post... I think your pic just sold me!

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