exhaust flexi joints holed and blowing...
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Really miffed - I only just bought the car! I thought I could hear the exhaust blowing and got it checked out - only had it a week!!! Garage said it was the two flexi joints on the front are holed & blowing.
Got price of £500 plus VAT to replace the whole thing (including the 2x catalytic convertors) or £293 plus VAT to replace the two flexi joints. Which option does anyone out there thinks the best? Do the Cats go on these - or will it last if I just get the flexi joints done....cheers for any replies Jayne PS would this fail an MOT with these blowing? As the MOT was only done 28/05/07 (a policeman MOT!)Man in garage said it should have failed the MOT with this problem - any comments...ta x
Got price of £500 plus VAT to replace the whole thing (including the 2x catalytic convertors) or £293 plus VAT to replace the two flexi joints. Which option does anyone out there thinks the best? Do the Cats go on these - or will it last if I just get the flexi joints done....cheers for any replies Jayne PS would this fail an MOT with these blowing? As the MOT was only done 28/05/07 (a policeman MOT!)Man in garage said it should have failed the MOT with this problem - any comments...ta x
Ive just got lumbered into changing the stainless flexi joints on my mates RS4 downpipes, the Flexi's cost £15 each. Its a bit of a messy job and you need to be able to weld stainless (TIG) - not the sort of thing I would do regulary - but they can be done by anyone with the right gear. Evidently a pair of new downpipes are over £1500, so I'm expecting a large drink for this little job.
flossyjidge said:
Really miffed - I only just bought the car! I thought I could hear the exhaust blowing and got it checked out - only had it a week!!! Garage said it was the two flexi joints on the front are holed & blowing.
Got price of £500 plus VAT to replace the whole thing (including the 2x catalytic convertors) or £293 plus VAT to replace the two flexi joints. Which option does anyone out there thinks the best? Do the Cats go on these - or will it last if I just get the flexi joints done....cheers for any replies Jayne PS would this fail an MOT with these blowing? As the MOT was only done 28/05/07 (a policeman MOT!)Man in garage said it should have failed the MOT with this problem - any comments...ta x
Does it still have any BMW warranty, as I know they used to replace stuff that was an MOT fail - if so just take it for an MOT, get a fail notice and take it to BMW to fix - even with the excess you will be miles better off.Got price of £500 plus VAT to replace the whole thing (including the 2x catalytic convertors) or £293 plus VAT to replace the two flexi joints. Which option does anyone out there thinks the best? Do the Cats go on these - or will it last if I just get the flexi joints done....cheers for any replies Jayne PS would this fail an MOT with these blowing? As the MOT was only done 28/05/07 (a policeman MOT!)Man in garage said it should have failed the MOT with this problem - any comments...ta x
flossyjidge said:
Can anyone out there tell me where in Liverpool I can get this done at a reasonable price? I only want the flexi joints replaced al the rest is a OK....I don't mind going afar if the quote is the right price. cheers J xx
Just go to a decent back street garage and get a quote. Make sure you get an invoice incase of issue with cats going missing!!!!flossyjidge said:
Can anyone out there tell me where in Liverpool I can get this done at a reasonable price? I only want the flexi joints replaced al the rest is a OK....I don't mind going afar if the quote is the right price. cheers J xx
I went to Tom Tully Tyres in Speke (by the airport), but there's loads of places that will do it. I'm a regular tyre customer (as I've got a heavy right foot and an M5) so they only charged me for what the materials cost - £30 for a metre of heavy duty 54mm (or so) stainless flexi-tube!
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