Exhaust front pipe/down pipe

[admc6]

Is there nothing i could use to secure it a bit?

[rupertfinch]

Yup that appears to be the upper part of my rattling culprit.

Can I ask if this photo was taken from underneath the car of from the engine bay?

Not quite sure how to hack it off as this was my original idea and I didn't get very far by using the cutting discs on a dremel. If anyone else has any other ideas then I am sure that both of us would be interested to hear.

[admc6]

That photo was taken from the engine bay, just looking behind the engine

[rupertfinch]

Yup! That's my problem areas as well. I've tried hacking it from underneath when I had the car up on a hydraulic lifter so plenty of room to move about underneath but didn't get very far.

Can't really see another way around it - i guess that I will have to persevere and think of an alternative way to remove it and then cover the down pipe with heat wrap - should work ok. Although would like to hear from anyone who has actually managed to remove this blighter and their methods of doing it.

Mark.

[mattoligy]

Omg this happened to me and getting the f!*ker off was the worst thing i have ever had to do!! I had the car up on axle stands and it took me a whole weekend to get it off by hacking it in to bits where i could, i cut myself to sh!t and wouldn't EVER wana do it again!!

Saying that, problems solved now 

[rupertfinch]

Mattoligy - did you then leave it as it was? Or wrap it in Heat wrap? Not too sure I'd fancy leaving it.