Ballard Muffler & Radiator

Wonderful service! I called in the morning and they got me an appointment in an hour. Staff was friendly, didn’t talk down to me, and was able to fix my muffler issues immediately. And it was affordable. Highly recommend!

This shop is great. I went here twice, and both times he fixed things immediately and at very low cost. And he’s open Saturday mornings… If you have strange rattles from the bottom of the car he can diagnose it quickly.

I called another auto shop first. They couldn’t get me in the same day so they recommended I call Omar.
Glad they did! Omar’s shop replaced the rusted parts of my exhaust system and 30 minutes later I was out the door.
Fast, reliable, and reasonably priced. This place is the real deal.

Quick, easy, and priced fairly. Came in for a big hole in the muffler of my 2001 Nissan Sentra — it sounded like I was driving a lawnmower. He assessed it in two minutes, told me the rust caused the hole and there are other areas that are rusted as well. Quoted me to replace all of the rusted areas and the muffler, or just the muffler. He recommended that only the muffler needed fixing today, and if I wasn’t driving in snow then the other piece could survive for a bit. 20 minutes later I was out of there with a new muffler for $ 170! Much cheaper than a general repair shop for exhaust needs.

I called and Omar told me a good time to come in. I showed up early, he was already open, and got the work done in half the time he estimated. Price was very fair. Highly recommended.

My engine was overheating and I feared radiator problems so I went here because of the stellar reviews on Unilocal.I am so glad I did. He took my car in that very day and I left to go to work. About three hours later he called me to let me know that he had found the problem and it only needed some coolant to fix the problem. I asked how much it would be to pay for the labor and he didn’t charge me anything. He was very professional and helpful. I will gladly go back if I have any radiator or muffler needs.

I’m really happy with my experience here. The owner managed to squeeze me in without an appointment. He gave me an accurate estimate within minutes of rolling up. I just left the shop with a repair on a 93 Subaru Legacy. I got a new muffler at a reasonable rate. He also patched a 1 inch hole in my Harley exhaust which saved me a lot of money. Many thanks.

Great custom work done on a rare car. Omar and his team repaired my exhaust extremely quickly. The custom work involved welding a new catalytic converter in place as well as installing new o2 sensors. Price was fair for the work asked, no problems.

I own a local plumbing company here in Seattle and Omar is the best. these guys fix the problem right the first time… They are the best. Bob Oates

Great place– Fair and honest welded and fixed my muffler for cheap and I was on my way in 15 minutes. Would definitely recommend to a friend

Please don’t «judge the book by its cover.» Although this place might not look like much from the street, Omar and his guys provide top notch service and craftsmanship. I had them do a full custom exhaust on my BMW 650i and I was extremely happy with the results. The prices are more than fair and the customer service in unmatched. Like I said, don’t judge the shop by its looks. They are the real deal!

Great service, dependable work, trusted people. Reasonable charge. I m a quiet satistied customer. Electric job, brakes done in 1 day. Thank you.

I did not have a repair done at the shop but I could have…
I took my ’01 Expedition in to the shop after getting a story that did not pass the sniff test from Walt’s down the street. Omar took a quick look at it and said «I can cut in a new convertor and fix the leak but until you get that misfiring cylinder fixed it would be a waste of money.» He recommended The Shop down the street where they fixed me up for practically nothing and I DID NOT need a new cat. conv. (emphasis for Walt’s).
Omar could have taken my money and I would not have known the difference but he chose to give up the repair because he is an honest man and he knew that might not be the problem. He made a customer that day and I recommend his shop without hesitation because he is a straight shooter!

I am very happy I decided to go here when my muffler suddenly got loud. They were quick, kind, friendly and professional and the price was excellent. At first we talked about the approximate estimated cost to replace the rear muffler alone ($ 175) or the rear muffler and front muffler together ($ 275). I have a 20+ year old Volvo and the muffler always ends up needing repair/​replacement on these cars, this is my 3^rd 240DL and with a 20 year old car it is to be expected.
The car was put up on the lift and the owner came back and said they could fix a hole in the muffler and possibly get me out of there for closer to $ 85. Considering money is very tight right now I was grateful for the possibility of not paying to replace the whole thing. He asked me to come back in 30 minutes and when I returned voila it was all set. There was one other thing he needed to repair on the front end of the exhaust and so I was charged a flat $ 100 total. What a relief! This place reminds me of the garage my grandfather had when I was a kid and I appreciated the same simple straightforward approach. When I’ve had this issue with other cars I’ve been to places that said they would not ever repair a part of an exhaust/​muffler only replace the whole system. That seems to be standard now. So if you want things patched up quick and inexpensively this is the place to go.
Thank you to the guys at Ballard Muffler!

Thanks to you Unilocalers, my car doesn’t sound like a go cart anymore!
I took it in for them to look at and they fixed my muffler instantly.
The shop is nothing to look at but who cares??? It’s a shop!
Nice guys, highly recommend
Thank you omer

If you want good work done at a fair enough price. This is the place.
But, if you want excellent work done this is not the place. I went there to add a baffle to my exhaust on my motorcycle. I provided the baffle and the exhaust taken out of my motorcycle. The baffle was a little big so he also had to hammer it to fit the exhaust. I was quoted $ 80. That seemed reasonable although if I had not bought the baffle, I would have just bought a different exhaust altogether that came with a baffle for a better price (my fault for not researching this).
I went back to get the finished product. The job was done well but, my aluminum exhaust had scratches all over it (perhaps from tools). I was hoping to get back the exhaust the same way it was when I gave it to him. If it was a car exhaust which is under the car, I would have not had any issues. But on a motorcycle this looks a little unsightly.
So again, if you want to just get work done, this is the place. But, if you want work done with utmost care for your exhaust look elsewhere. But, ofcourse be prepared to pay more. Perhaps a lot more.

I had a terrible experience, Omar quoted me for 4 hrs of work and when he was done in 3 hrs still charged me the same price! He wouldn’t even give me a receipt. Overall workmanship was terrible, I brought in my 09 C350 to have a quad tip exhaust put on and the tips are all uneven and stick out different distances from the car. So much for fare price and quality work. I will never bring anything to these guys again! Don’t be fooled by the other reviews, the product is bad.

This place is awesome. I was quoted $ 2000 from a dealership for a new exhaust for my truck. Took here and $ 200 and some odd dollars later I had a whole new exhaust. Somebody also drilled a hole in my gas tank and I was quoted $ 1000 at the dealership. 500 dollars later at Ballard Muffler and Radiator I had a new gas tank. Honest work done fast.

OK I’m gonna throw another good review on the pile ! I called Walt’s down the street and got what I thought was a very high quote (400 $) to fix my exhaust pipe .and got a bit of the «fuck you» attitude and he didn’t know when he could get it in. …so I call Ballard Muffler and he says 150 come now .so I did and 45 minutes later im out the door one happy freakin camper ! bring your car here .don’t let the exterior façade scare you these guys are the bees knees.

If you need a muffler this is the place to go!
Top notch service! Fast and friendly.