exhaust just fell off- what now?

gussieg · 20-01-2010 3:23pm #1

My beloved little car that i spent 600 getting new exhaust part fitted on last year, has just had part of the back pipe fall off, and i dont know what to do abot it. is it an expensive job to fix or replace? its quite rusty so maybe better to take off and replace. luckily i had a coat hanger in car and wired it up to the exhaust to hold it on til journeys end. l

smash · 20-01-2010 3:24pm

cheap job, just pop into any fast fit.

DiarmaidGNR · 20-01-2010 3:25pm

gussieg wrote: »

My beloved little car that i spent 600 getting new exhaust part fitted on last year, has just had part of the back pipe fall off, and i dont know what to do abot it. is it an expensive job to fix or replace? its quite rusty so maybe better to take off and replace. luckily i had a coat hanger in car and wired it up to the exhaust to hold it on til journeys end. l

Very cheap fix, - get it welded back on.

WIZE · 20-01-2010 3:26pm

Whats the make and Model of the car

gussieg · 20-01-2010 3:26pm

ok will do thanks

gussieg · 20-01-2010 3:27pm

its a a little subaru vivio 97

Rowley Birkin QC · 20-01-2010 4:04pm

Sorry, this topic reminded me of this! This is completely unrelated but might give you a laugh while you figure out what to do.

gussieg · 23-01-2010 5:52pm

thanks for that Rowley

! i drove into a fast fit exhaust place with my wired up back bits and was told it needs a whole new part to be replaced at least 160 he said fully fitted. So im looking online to see can i get it for less, not yet..

gussieg · 23-01-2010 7:06pm

plus since the bad weather she is getting hard to start . tried just now and no go. any ideas is it the sparks ?

Midnight_EG · 23-01-2010 8:32pm

You spent €600 on an exhaust and didn't notice the rust o_O

gussieg · 23-01-2010 10:42pm

thanks for the constructive comment, the part they charged 600 for is just fine thanks. Its the other part at the back of that that now needs replacing. And I wont be going back to that garage again.

Midnight_EG · 23-01-2010 10:43pm

Well to be completely honest, if I was to buy an exhaust it'd be a Spec III, and that's near €600 for all three sections.

So what section did you get ripped off on?

gussieg · 23-01-2010 10:49pm

as if i'd know . They quoted me 300 on the job, and came back and charged 600.

franksm · 23-01-2010 10:57pm

Probably the downpipe and cat that cost the e600; it's the backbox that fell off, so shouldn't be too dear

gussieg · 24-01-2010 3:21am

is that what you call it? the back box ? now i know what to ask for when i go looking

Dartz · 24-01-2010 6:21am

Sell the car at a profit to some skangers. Sure, they'll pay more for the 'tuning' removing the silencer has done.

exhaust just fell off- what now?

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