Juhu Auto Silencer

You can find Juhu Auto Silencer at Shop Number 1 inside the Qureshi Auto Garage area in Juhu. It is a typical garage setting, so don't expect it to be spotless. There is grease on the floor and the smell of burnt metal and oil is pretty much permanent. We spend most of our day under cars or hunched over a welding machine. Silencer work is dirty and loud, but it is what we know how to do. The sun beats down on the corrugated roof in the afternoons, making it quite hot inside the shop. We have a few old chairs out front where we sit when things get a bit slow. Most of the time, though, there is a queue of vehicles waiting. We work on everything from small bikes to bigger cars that have rusted-out exhaust pipes. The sound of the grinder is constant. Our hands are usually black from the soot and metal dust, and no matter how much we wash, it stays under the fingernails. Juhu is a busy place, and being near the garage means there are always people coming and going. We don't have a secretary or a waiting room. People just pull up and we take a look at what's wrong. It is a straightforward way of working. We have been in this spot long enough that the local mechanics know to send people our way when there is a muffler problem. It is just how we make our living.