Broken tail pipe

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Driving home last night down the winding roads of North London, when I suddenly heard a scraping noice. It turns out that one of the back pipes for my Cerbera exhaust has decided to break. It looks like the weld that joins the pipe to the back box has come off. Tried to remove it last night so I could drive home without causing anymore damage, but it seems to be partly stuck in the back box. I managed to rotate it round so it was stable and not scraping on the road to get me home, but couldn''t pull it completely out of the back box. What I was wondering is, if there is anywhere in North London that may be able to re-weld the pipe back on, rather than have to get a new back box. Thought I''d try to find an exhaust specialist, rather than go to the dealer. Very much doubt if "caught on several speedbumps, and shaken off by the cars vibrations" is covered in the warranty! Any pointers before I resort to the dealer and a long wait? Thanks, Paul

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Paul, Do you remeber how much it cost? Find it a bit strange that it can't be welded, but I'm no mechanic. Thanks for the info. Paul

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Hmmmm, maybe its time I had a sports exhaust installed. It can't be much more than that. Thanks

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Just found a company in Basildon named Hayward & Scott (www.haywardandscott.co.uk), who make their own stainless steel exhausts, and sound like they'll be able to re-weld the offending pipe back in place. The only worry I've got is if I'll do the bodywork, or anything else, any damage if I manage to remove the pipe thats hanging off. Anyone know? How long did you have to wait to get yours fixed Paul? The TVR Centre didn't have any in stock, and said it may take a few weeks to get a new one :-( Last thing I want to do is cause the engine any problems, especially as it is running quite well at the moment (or was). Paul

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Anyone know why this happens? Poor initial welding, or a tap on a speedbump followed by several weeks of vibrations? Edited by salty on Friday 1st June 08:15