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Valver Boy
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Joined: 09 Mar 2005
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:24 am |
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can anyone tell me the easiest way of taking off a standard exhaust without causing any damage.
managed to locate a valver but its gona be a bich takin it off thers a car infront, a car behind it and one on either side 
Any 'special' tools required?? |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
Posts: 19978
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:55 am |
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13mm nuts, the backbox will be easy as with luck the studs will shear.
the cat mid section might be tricky.
the downpipe - cat will be a bastard. |
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Valver Boy
Level 9 User
Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:02 am |
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nice one chris im only after the back box so fingers crossed it wont be too bad!! what about the rubber mountings..do i just rag them off? |
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Lunner
Level 6 User
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 162
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:04 am |
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Take a pair of wire snips and cut thought them or a stanley knife |
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Valver Boy
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:35 am |
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excellent  |
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JB
Mr Quoter-vator
Joined: 16 Feb 2004
Posts: 7405
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:30 pm |
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err or just unhook them |
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Lunner
Level 6 User
Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 162
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:31 pm |
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| err or just unhook them |
Far to easy, have to destroy atleast something  |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:55 pm |
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yeah the rubbers can be difficult, the exhausy rusts and swells up in/around them so a chop is the way sometimes. |
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Valver Boy
Level 9 User
Joined: 09 Mar 2005
Posts: 453
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:04 pm |
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yep as chris said bit of a basterd to get em off so had to chop em...
i was jus wandering where to get the rubbers from for the standrd BB, the ones that are on at the moment are completly different.
can you pick em up from local motor factors or is it a reno job? |
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Chris H
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:15 pm |
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ren if its a 19, halfords for clios |
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Valver Boy
Level 9 User
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 1:19 pm |
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yep its a 19.any ideas on the cost? |
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Chris H
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Sat Aug 06, 2005 2:37 am |
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its £1.71 each. don't let them fob you off with the megane ones as they have a plastic insert and are 6 quid each! |
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Valver Boy
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Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:05 am |
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thanks again chris i were hoping to get hold of them today but got too late...have to wait til monday morning now |
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Valver Boy
Level 9 User
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:56 am |
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Finally...the box is on sounds looooaaads quieter now  ..eventho only the box is standardr the rest is stainless steel to the cat.. |
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