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Title: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 23 June 2012, 15:16:13
Had a right big shock, Called them (vauxhall dealer) for a price on the CAT section for a 2002 2.2i petrol and got a price of £900+VAT  :o
Think i'll get one from CES or similar no way i'm paying £900 :o
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: feeutfo on 23 June 2012, 15:25:17
Eternal. £70 odd for the 2.2 I believe...?
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: RobG on 23 June 2012, 16:03:19
Aftermarket cats are shite. Ask the seller if this one is genuine VX http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-2i-16v-00-03-CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-CAT-DOWN-PIPE-/110892226928?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d1b11970
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: Plomien on 23 June 2012, 16:43:35
you could get a full stainless setup for less than that!
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: OmegaAnglesey on 23 June 2012, 17:19:52
Aftermarket cats are shite. Ask the seller if this one is genuine VX http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-2i-16v-00-03-CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-CAT-DOWN-PIPE-/110892226928?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d1b11970 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-2-2i-16v-00-03-CATALYTIC-CONVERTER-CAT-DOWN-PIPE-/110892226928?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19d1b11970)
Did ask the seller and he replied   "no its not"  :-\
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: r1 on 23 June 2012, 19:04:08
Aftermarket cats are shite.


not true
its like all things you can get good and bad.
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: RobG on 23 June 2012, 19:06:43
Aftermarket cats are shite.


not true
its like all things you can get good and bad.


Like pattern camcover gaskets then :-X
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: bigegg on 23 June 2012, 20:11:07
I can understand why a pattern gasket can be rubbish compared to oem, but in what way can a piece of pipe be rubbish?
is it the lifetime of the catalyst itself?

I'm asking because I might need a new cat myself in the next month or so myself
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: tunnie on 23 June 2012, 20:24:43

All pattern cats sound awful!
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: RobG on 23 June 2012, 20:27:05
I can understand why a pattern gasket can be rubbish compared to oem, but in what way can a piece of pipe be rubbish?
is it the lifetime of the catalyst itself?

I'm asking because I might need a new cat myself in the next month or so myself
It`s not the piece of pipe that`s shite, it`s the cat/s. They`re noisy to the extent you think you`ve got a leaking exhaust, they sound raspy, the internals last around 12 months, if you`re lucky a little more. Why do you think aftermarkets are dirt cheap compared to originals. At the end of the day you get what you pay for whether GM or not
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: Plomien on 23 June 2012, 20:27:16
this is off a V6 but he has a lot of genuine parts and is also a member on here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310409474222&ssPageName=ADME:B:FSEL:GB:1123
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: feeutfo on 23 June 2012, 20:50:00
Yes, sorry, read that a bit quick.

Try Steve in Heathrow, breaks omegas. As the link. Oof get a discount I believe...?

You'd be better off with a second hand genuine cat than an aftermarket one.
Title: Re: Vauxhall dealership exhaust price SHOCK!!
Post by: Andy H on 24 June 2012, 13:10:08
The matrix in a CAT contains Platinum, an extremely valuable metal.

One of the ways that pattern CAT manufacturers can keep costs down is by putting an undersized matrix inside a full size housing. It sounds different because it is different and it will probably pass an emissions test because the undersized matrix will get nice and hot during the MOT.

Drive like Miss Daisy and you may never know any different, give it some beans and you will feel the difference immediately :(