No one will fit my mid-pipe for me :cry: :cry: :cry:

[R20190]

Been phoning around all morning and none of the garages will fit a customer supplied exhaust - except one who charges £40+VAT!

I'm in barnet, north london, anyone in the area knows how to fit one?

Been thinking whether I should give it a go, I've got a pair of axle stands but they don't seem man enough to stop the car swaying when I loosen the bolts... :?

 

[Chris.]

Just had my standard Exhaust put back on, £30 cash job.

 

[zeffania]

Top Gear are pretty good. Not sure if there are any in your area but yell.com might help

 

[HASNIC]

I just use my local National tyres to fit an exhaust for me, £15 each time.

 

[fonzeka]

Do it yourself, or atleast give it a try!
You will never learn without trying.

 

[Chief]

I remember a year or so back trying to get a second hand Topgear catback system fitted, tried Topgear St Albans who said it would be at least £130 :roll: also tried Predator in Welwyn who said I'd have to wait 6 weeks. eventually went to Stapletons and got it done for £20, unfortunately they won't fit custom exhausts anymore unless you have the gaskets as they won't reuse old gaskets.

 

[Reddy]

Local independent garage is the best bet. iih.

 

[BadBoy]

Do it yourself, or atleast give it a try!
You will never learn without trying.

Agree!

 

[R20190]

Anyway, I bought another pair of axle stands and had a go myself... there was no way I could get the bolts off without breaking something so I gave up. Eventually I managed to find a place which did it for £35 and fitted it there.

So now I've got an ABP Unsilenced B-pipe with OEM backbox... must admit it sounds very good - not too loud but a little more noise at low revs, deeper and louder growl at vtec! Oh and it pulls a bit better as well... I'd recommend it to anyone who's after a stealthy look and a tad more noise.

Thanks for all your replies.

 

[thejudderman]

unfortunately they won't fit custom exhausts anymore unless you have the gaskets as they won't reuse old gaskets.

Just use paste, that's all I did. Saves fannying around for the right gasket, works just as well... :wink:

 

[R20190]

unfortunately they won't fit custom exhausts anymore unless you have the gaskets as they won't reuse old gaskets.

Just use paste, that's all I did. Saves fannying around for the right gasket, works just as well... :wink:

this is that the guy did, he put the original ring back in and smeared paste all around the joints.

 

[vin Petrol]

The simple things like exhausts should be tried, people worry to much about things, if it was electrics i could understand but the basic mechanics of a car are simple.

 

[R20190]

The simple things like exhausts should be tried, people worry to much about things, if it was electrics i could understand but the basic mechanics of a car are simple.

I wasn't worried about giving it a go as I knew what to do, it was just the safety aspect really. Yanking away on the bolts under the car with the car resting on 4 tiny axle stands just didn't seem too appealing for me. :?

Anyway, I managed to get it done so no worries...

Having got the noise I wanted from the car, my next project ironically is to sound deaden the whole car (to keep the missus happy!)