MK3 golf exhaust system

[maxmc2]

Hi guys the exhaust on my car has just falled off, i got a quote from Kwik fit and they want £200 to replace everything from the cat back.

Im not paying that as the car only cost me £50 and i could by another one for that money.

What i want to know is 1, does anyone have a system for sale or 2. does anyone know where i can get one at a cheaper price than £200

Its a 1.8GL MK3 golf

TIA

[martin vr6]

Euro car parts, GSF, Ebay?

[maxmc2]

Tried euro and ebay but nothing, not heard of GSF though, who are they?

[aka_kerrly]

German Sweedish and French = GSF. they have a huge online shop and stock OEM and aftermarket parts and should be able to do a system for a LOT less than kwik fit, although is the £200 kwik fit supplied and fitted?

Dave

[the_g_ster]

That is about the going rate from the cat back, in fact that's pretty good if fitted.

Alternative is to get a temp bodge it with a bit of welding, but sadly the MK3 is still pricey if bits go wrong.

[aka_kerrly]

mk3 parts expensive - No not really.

which bit of the system do you actually need though...

when it fell off did just a bracket or rubber mount fail and now you are being shafted by Kwik fit or is there a need for a entire system..

From GSF from the cat back you get ~£30 front selencer, £50 centre section and £30 back box. OR if its the centre that is dead and the back box is fine then £20-30 will get you a dead straight unsilenced section that can replace from behind the cat up to the 'S' shaped section that goes over the back axle to join the back box.

dave

[the_g_ster]

Cheap if you know how, but for a normal person to just pop down kwik fit or the local garage they still are not as cheap as you'd think.

[bn9af]

£200 for a cat back exhaust, fitted with a 3 year guarantee? bargain. then you dont have to worry about buggaring around under the car, trying to remove seized bolts etc etc. Also, aftermarket exhausts aren't always the best fit, so if you buy it from KF then they are obleiged to sort it if it does knock or blow.

From Unipart (they supply kwik fit) you'd be looking at spending atleast £120-150 on parts i'd imagine, heard stories of non tradesmen buying exhausts from uni part for more money than kwik fit charge for the fitted parts because they buy them so much cheaper

Edited by bn9af on Tuesday 27th April 10:24