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Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:24 am

can anyone tell me the easiest way of taking off a standard exhaust without causing any damage.

managed to locate a valver but its gona be a bich takin it off thers a car infront, a car behind it and one on either side Rolling Eyes

Any 'special' tools required??
Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:55 am

13mm nuts, the backbox will be easy as with luck the studs will shear.

the cat mid section might be tricky.

the downpipe - cat will be a bastard.
Valver Boy
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:02 am

nice one chris im only after the back box so fingers crossed it wont be too bad!! what about the rubber mountings..do i just rag them off?
Lunner
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Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 162

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:04 am

Take a pair of wire snips and cut thought them or a stanley knife
Valver Boy
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:35 am

excellent Wink
JB
Mr Quoter-vator

Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 7405

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:30 pm

err or just unhook them Rolling Eyes
Lunner
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Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 162

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:31 pm

JB wrote:
err or just unhook them Rolling Eyes


Far to easy, have to destroy atleast something Twisted Evil
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:55 pm

yeah the rubbers can be difficult, the exhausy rusts and swells up in/around them so a chop is the way sometimes.
Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:04 pm

yep as chris said bit of a basterd to get em off so had to chop em...

i was jus wandering where to get the rubbers from for the standrd BB, the ones that are on at the moment are completly different.

can you pick em up from local motor factors or is it a reno job?
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:15 pm

ren if its a 19, halfords for clios
Valver Boy
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:19 pm

yep its a 19.any ideas on the cost?
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:37 am

its £1.71 each. don't let them fob you off with the megane ones as they have a plastic insert and are 6 quid each!
Valver Boy
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:05 am

thanks again chris Wink i were hoping to get hold of them today but got too late...have to wait til monday morning now Rolling Eyes
Valver Boy
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Posts: 453

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:56 am

Finally...the box is on sounds looooaaads quieter now Very Happy ..eventho only the box is standardr the rest is stainless steel to the cat..
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