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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Overseer on 27 March 2005, 21:59

Title: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 27 March 2005, 21:59

the end.

haha.. ok.. its snapped/corroded while i was going along at a fare rate.. luckily friends were in the car behind.. and it was kinda hard to miss the banging noise.. they said they could see sparks.. haha..

i was on a nice flat smooth road.. no bumps n sh!t.. theres been a rattle back there for a while that have never been able to find...

anyways.. its broken right directly after the back box bit.. so hopefully wont be too costly too repair? ...

i hope... argg!!

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: mr wong on 27 March 2005, 23:42

I'm selling a Jetex 80mm twin stainless steel exhaust 8 months old from cat back!! :wink: great condiion.

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: mrwotto on 28 March 2005, 20:14

Not having much look are you mr seer :sad:

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 28 March 2005, 21:54

nope.. :cry:

its the bit coming of the big silencer box that broke.. new one is bit pricey..
with any luck will be tomorrow or weds..

right now though.. car is a real head turner.. sounds lush.. lmao!

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: mrwotto on 28 March 2005, 21:56

bet it turns loads of heads lol

Bet it sounds like a chav car lol

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 28 March 2005, 22:17

yeah it does sound like that.. LOL!

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 28 March 2005, 23:58

Oh dear  :laugh:

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: redcarboy on 29 March 2005, 02:19

 :cool:  :laugh: mmmmmmmmm  Sparks!!!!!

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 30 March 2005, 13:38

all sorted now.. seems good... am wondering now exhaust systems had a good bash which exhaust related rattles this will have solved.

oh and considering where it snapped i asked matey at exhaust centre about poss cause.. obviously a bit coroded.. but he said..

"are you a bit heavy on the clutch sometimes mate?"

i said..

"i'm a bit heavy on everything most of the time!"


 :evil:

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 03 April 2005, 18:39

its been rattling like feck since pretty much the day after got it back...

i'm goin in with car first thing tomorrow

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Burnsy on 03 April 2005, 19:54

Quote

"i'm a bit heavy on everything most of the time!"

Lmfao
Wish mine would fall off be an excuse to get a Magnex SS put on ;)

Title: Re: so today my exhaust fell off,..
Post by: Overseer on 04 April 2005, 10:17

forgot to mention before.. the back box looked not straight too..

been in back first thing this morning..

stood there with the bloke while he did it (same bloke as before..)

he straightened up the back box...
and he added some zip ties around the rubber bits that support the mid/silencer box as this could bang.. he said there was stuff there before but he never replaced..
and also.. i noticed (otherwise he wouldnt have done it!) that where the silencer box meets the pipe from the CAT that the U-bolt there was very close to a brace that goes across.. he turned this so it was less likely to hit..

i took the car for a 20 min detour up an A road and back down the m-way and its stopped again now.


the only rattle i have left is some kind of vibration when have foot right down that i'm sure is related to the engine bash/protection plate thingy..