Exhaust clamps - best source

[_gez_]

What is the best place to get the exhaust clamps between the silencer and the cat section? Car is a 996 3.4 Carrera.

[Fireblade69]

Wherever you get them, make sure the, bracket, bolts & nuts are stainless steel. Try OPC as well as others as they may be in the same ball park but unless they've changed the specification, the nuts/bolts are zinc plated mild steel so will need replacing with good old st/st.

[Fireblade69]

Word of warning, the kit from http://www.porscheshop.co.uk that I got was utter tosh. Not only were the sleeves too big and wouldn't clamp but the bolt's were not fully threaded,(cheaper bolts over a certain length are usually shanked), so wouldn't tighten. All the parts were mild steel and the bolts I used with my old sleeves went rusty quicker than you'd think.

I ended up keeping my sleeves & bought some stainless nuts and bolts from the local nut & bolt shop. When I sent a feedback email to them advising them of my woes I got precisely fk all back from them, not even an acknowledgement. I would never use them again.

But that's just my experience, other experiences are available.

[cornershop]

These should work ?

http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/HoseClip_Mikal...

[_gez_]

Thanks guys.

Cornershop any idea what diameter I'd need (not my car so can't check)?

[CraigJ]

Just replaced both on mine. Bought from Porsche. they were £28 each. Fit perfect.

[_gez_]

To close this out, my Dad got the clamps for the tailpipes and silencer/cat connection for £40something from ECP. They did him a good deal on Dansk silencers too.