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[andrewrobuk]

Hi All

After changing most of the suspension setup on my '00 3.0 V6 Auto Elite Saloon in August 2013, unfortunately it was wrote off after a relatively minor side impact with another car a month later. I managed to buy the car back for a very good price considering what parts I'd just paid to put on it, and purchased a '00 3.0 V6 Manual MV6 Estate.

I just had a couple queries which I wasn't sure of and was hoping someone would be able to help?

The saloon had new shocks all round, removing the self levelling from the rear, and lowered springs front and back. The front suspension can be transferred over, and I can see the shocks on the rear are fitted at a different angle and will probably be different length so therefore unable to be used, but what difference is there really in the rear springs between saloon and estate?

I also had a new exhaust system (cats back) delivered for the saloon just the day before having the accident. I know the rear sections are different between both cars, but are the centre sections for the saloon able to be used on the estate?

Thanks in advance for any help

Regards
Andrew

[annihilator]

not sure about springs but shocks and centre exhaust are different.

[tigers_gonads]

Front shocks / springs the same
Rear is different.

Estate exhaust centre sections are different to the saloon.
Cats / downpipes and rear box is the same

[RobG]

Saloon


Estate

[DrAndyB]

Will the twin tailpipe off the 3.0 V6 fit the 2.5 V6 ?

[tigers_gonads]

Will the twin tailpipe off the 3.0 V6 fit the 2.5 V6 ?

Yes 

[andrewrobuk]

Thanks all
Was hoping to try and save some money where I could

[symes]

mmm my saloon had different shape tailpipe -in fact some on here told me I couldn't swap center/tailpipes---they were right

[YZ250]

mmm my saloon had different shape tailpipe -in fact some on here told me I couldn't swap center/tailpipes---they were right

Yep, completely different exit angle, as per Robs picture. 

[dbug]

Front shocks / springs the same
Rear is different.

Estate exhaust centre sections are different to the saloon.
Cats / downpipes and rear box is the same

No its not - it matches the different centre pipe angles as in Robs picture

[Jimbob]

And there are different hangers

[tigers_gonads]

Front shocks / springs the same
Rear is different.

Estate exhaust centre sections are different to the saloon.
Cats / downpipes and rear box is the same

No its not - it matches the different centre pipe angles as in Robs picture

Whoops