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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Eliteman Steve on 21 April 2007, 10:02:21
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Well the exhaust on the car let go in a big way on the motorway today :(. Doin about 90 and there was a huge bang(nearly soiled myself I can tell you). Got home to find good sized hole in passenger side centre box and the stuffing coming out of the back-box tail pipe :o Gave the cats a good thump and they dont seem to be rattling so hopefully they will be ok , but I've never known an exhaust to self destruct in this way before.
Maybe the tail pipe went and the back pressure caused the rest to go :-/ :-/?
So I know everyone says Vx is best for exhausts but I dont have a trade club card and was wondering what sort of price I'm looking at to get it fitted there or maybe try my local garage or even (shock/horror) Kwik Fit :o :o
Would preffer not to do it myself cos I'm realy up to my eyeballs in sh1t with the house at the mo :'( , but I'm so broke :'( that as a total last resort I may have to try and fit it in somewhere [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
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Well the exhaust on the car let go in a big way on the motorway today :(. Doin about 90 and there was a huge bang(nearly soiled myself I can tell you
ummm 90 so u was on a race track really or mayby overseas yep that what it was as u would not admit to speeding on a fourum after all ;D
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Ouch that does sound like its one major back fire or as you say blockage of some kind.
Something Abit like that happened to my Ex Wifes car but it was the old dissy collapsed and the backfire blew the whole exhaust off.
If your strapped for cash get on ebay looking there are always bargains to be had sometimes new Non Vx one are ok but they are alot louder than the Vx vorts if you can live with it
Craig
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or look in the for sale part on here..... Perhaps someone close has a breaker and a back box that could tide you over....
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Well the exhaust on the car let go in a big way on the motorway today :(. Doin about 90 and there was a huge bang(nearly soiled myself I can tell you
ummm 90 so u was on a race track really or mayby overseas yep that what it was as u would not admit to speeding on a fourum after all ;D
I was of course quoting my speed in KPH , we are after all part of europe these days , and I extend the hand of freindship to all our european neighbours :y :y
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Now where is my fixed penalty book?? ;D
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You will regret non GM exhausts I'm afraid, and won't be much cheaper I'm afraid...
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Saloon or Estate :question
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Saloon or Estate :question
Saloon mate
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You will regret non GM exhausts I'm afraid, and won't be much cheaper I'm afraid...
Yeah I know your right but just cant justify the expense :-/ :'( , quoted £127 inc VAT from local motor factors , cats back, may have to go with that . 360+Vat from Vx and need to get the car back on road for warp speed 90 mile journey to work ;D C card streached to limit already , flexible friend is about to snap :o :o
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As TB says dont go non vx, they are on tc - if you hae one or someone local has one :y
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Centre sections are roughly £70 each (not inc cats) with back box at £75, all on trade club. Worth an explore to find a TC owner nearby??
HtH
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Centre sections are roughly £70 each (not inc cats) with back box at £75, all on trade club. Worth an explore to find a TC owner nearby??
HtH
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Anyone out there got TC? Would be a big help :y :y :y
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Centre sections are roughly £70 each (not inc cats) with back box at £75, all on trade club. Worth an explore to find a TC owner nearby??
HtH
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Anyone out there got TC? Would be a big help :y :y :y
forgive my Geography - where is Hastings near?
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Agreed with others here, don't go non-gm. You will regret it...
Steve - Join the autobahnstomers (£20) you will get the card about a week later, you will then get trade prices at Vauxhall.
You will easily get your membership fee back buying an exhaust its a good £100+ cheaper on trade :y
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Would suggest a post in the gen chat section regarding TC location nearest you as well. Sometimes it gets read better than Gen Help..... :-[
B
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Autobahnstormers turned my application round very quickly, posted it on Monday and got my pack inc the trade card on Friday. All worked fine. Paid for itself with the first use and then some... well worth it.
Jon