Hi forum! There's a rubber bracket that connects a sort of pin on the right side of the muffler to the bottom body panel above it. Mine is torn, making the pin go "clank clank clank!" I can't find the part on any diagram so I can't order a new one. I think I've attached a picture... Also no luck with the search function here. 1998 318ti
Those pins on the muffler that insert into the rubber muffler hanger .... What do you do to install a generic muffler without them? I just ordered a Magnaflow that is a bit smaller and has no pins.
Gringoti... You should take the new muffler to a shop and have them weld it on. They're attach a rod that should line up w/ the rubber bushing, just like stock.
Operaflute, did you already order the rubber bushing?
I used universal muffler brackets and muffler clamps at either end of the Magnaflow 11134 muffler. I attached the front universal bracket to the stock rubber ring with a 3" bolt. It is kind of long and perhaps not tight enough as I ran out of threads before it really snugged up. The back brackets are visible from the back of the car and so welding the tip on would be nicer for sure (at the back). It all seems really rigid when I grab it and try to move it but makes a rattling sound over rough roads. I guess that is due to slack at the front of muffler bracket. I hope it is secure. I have to drive for a few hours tomorrow. It is also kinda loud for a guy my age ... but it is throaty in a nice performance kinda way. If had wanted stock I would have bought stock I guess.
Rubber bracket on the muffler - what part is it? 
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