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Title: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 08 August 2007, 18:31:24
I have to change my Exhaust for the MOT and the cheapest I could find was through National Tyres fro £224, that  got me top thinking it can't be much more for a Stainlees Steel one which i'll never need to change again and will look alot better anyways.
Can anyone recommend a SS one and how much, don't want any big tail pipes or anything too loud as it's my every day car and I don't want it to look boy racerish.
Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Dazzler on 08 August 2007, 18:53:19
They are normally around the £500 mark, but mind it normally affects your insurance asit's classed as a modification.
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: TheBoy on 08 August 2007, 19:56:14
get a tc card, get a genuine exhaust for not much more...
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 08 August 2007, 23:45:46
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get a tc card, get a genuine exhaust for not much more...

Whats a TC Card?
Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Dazzler on 08 August 2007, 23:49:16
Vauxhall Trade Club card, but you will need either to borrow one from someone localish or join another club like www.autobahnstormers.org for £20 and you get one that way. The £20 joining fee you get back the first time you use it nearly because of the mega discount the card gets you at Vauxhalls ;)
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Kaycee on 09 August 2007, 08:14:49
£235 with TC and well worth it
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Kaycee on 09 August 2007, 08:15:33
thats 2 centre and rear silencer
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 10 August 2007, 16:14:26
Found a shop on Ebay that will sell me both centre silencers and back box for £95 delivered! So i've just got to fit them myself job done.
Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Richard A on 10 August 2007, 17:07:01
Hello Sonic, don't do it !   I put a none GM exhaust on my 2.5 Elite 30,000 miles / 15 months ago and regret it every time I start the engine. Find the price of a GM system and you can use my TC (autobahnstormers) card.
The GM/Vauxhall exhaust system is just so much better.
best regards   :y
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Tony H on 10 August 2007, 20:07:08
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Hello Sonic, don't do it !  I put a none GM exhaust on my 2.5 Elite 30,000 miles / 15 months ago and regret it every time I start the engine. Find the price of a GM system and you can use my TC (autobahnstormers) card.
The GM/Vauxhall exhaust system is just so much better.
best regards   :y
I'll second that G.M is a quality exhaust, double skinned sections, and will make your V6 sound like it should, unlike a cheap copy exhaust. Genuine will last a lot longer too :y
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 10 August 2007, 20:08:38
Bugger!!! Wish i'd seen your post earlier I've bought it about 18:00 though Ebay!!
The bits I have bought are by Tyssen-Krupp and come with a years warranty.
Here's the link to the Bits:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXHAUST-Vauxhall-OMEGA-B-Saloon-Central-Silencer-P17232_W0QQitemZ200139585143QQihZ010QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXHAUST-Vauxhall-OMEGA-B-Saloon-Central-Silencer-P17233_W0QQitemZ200139585160QQihZ010QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EXHAUST-Vauxhall-OMEGA-B-Saloo-3-0-Rear-Silencer-P17238_W0QQitemZ200136745847QQihZ010QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
They did only charge me £20 delivery on the whole lot.
Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Dazzler on 10 August 2007, 20:09:29
There is a stainless steel one for sale on here in Parts for sale it is also on E-bay, due to run out soon i think and currently up to £107.
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 10 August 2007, 20:18:40
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There is a stainless steel one for sale on here in Parts for sale it is also on E-bay, due to run out soon i think and currently up to £107.

I did look at that one but it has been built with only one central silencer and thought it would be too loud.
Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: TheBoy on 10 August 2007, 21:30:50
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There is a stainless steel one for sale on here in Parts for sale it is also on E-bay, due to run out soon i think and currently up to £107.

I did look at that one but it has been built with only one central silencer and thought it would be too loud.
Rich
Alas, I think you will be disappointed with the noise from the one you bought. Sorry.

Looking on the bright side, you will be replacing it again in a couple of years, as the quality of the cheap pattern ones is that poor it will fail.
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: mahony on 11 August 2007, 08:13:14
yep,i have regretted getting a cheap exhaust for my 3.0 elite, £180 fitted but bloody noisey when going through the gears not to bad when cruising.send them a e-mail saying you bought the wrong exhaust,they may understand!
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 11 August 2007, 11:50:25
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send them a e-mail saying you bought the wrong exhaust,they may understand!

They are having none of that! They said I should have checked the fitting list before purchase!
Looks like i'm stuck with it!
Well i'll see how it goes if it is really bad i'll just get a proper GM one.
Thanks for all the advice though
Cheers Rich
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Richard A on 11 August 2007, 17:36:00
Hello again Sonic, better luck next time.
A TC card is worth the £20-00 outlay with 'autobahnstormers' just for service items ie
particle filter GM £11.55 TC £4.87, oil filter GM £4.09 TC £1.11, 5litres of semi oil GM £21.80 TC £8.69, Wiper Blades GM £8.25 & £9.40 TC £4.14 & £5.21.

Call if I can be of help you are just across the city.
regards
Title: Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust
Post by: Sonic_Boom on 11 August 2007, 20:13:57
Cheers mate, i'll think i'll definatley get a TC card.
Rich