Cheapest Place To Buy An Exhaust?

[CaptainK 11]

I'm guessing the usual places of Euro Car Parts and GSF? But if anyone knows any cheaper or better then that would be good. Doesn't need to be 100% perfect as its just for my sisters car which I think she might be getting rid of soon. But it'll fail MOT at the moment.

 

Dunno which part is blowing at the moment, as haven't got underneath yet, but I'd guess its the join between CAT & downpipe or CAT & centre section.

 

Thanks.

[jackherer 543]

You need to phone round to see who is cheapest right now, try http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/ as well as ECP and GSF. Its also worth getting a few quotes for a fitted system from somewhere locally, if you haggle a bit its often not much more than buying one off the shelf.

[A2TheA 0]

give online automotive a ring. 0844 880 7878

 

or online at

www.onlineautomotive.co.uk

 

just bought some stuff from there. seem pretty cheap. haven't compared to gsf etc though

[steve@cornwall 100]

give online automotive a ring. 0844 880 7878

 

or online at

www.onlineautomotive.co.uk

 

just bought some stuff from there. seem pretty cheap. haven't compared to gsf etc though

 

They were 1/2 the price of any where else I could find for a rear box for my seat - good enough quality, too.

http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/search_results.php?

[jackherer 543]

give online automotive a ring. 0844 880 7878

 

or online at

www.onlineautomotive.co.uk

 

just bought some stuff from there. seem pretty cheap. haven't compared to gsf etc though

 

 

I wish you'd posted that yesterday I phoned everywhere I could think of for a backbox for my mates merc, most places were £90 and I ended up getting one for £70 which seemed like a good deal. Online automotive have it for £36.....

[RossD 43]

You'll probably be better off with your £70 box, I had an exhaust for my 306 HDi once from Online Automotive, the quality and fit were apalling, hence the price!

 

The back box should have had the chrome oval tailpipe, the oval was round and the pipe diameters were too small, causing the exhaust to leak at all the joints! The "chrome" tailpipe then rusted within the first week!!!

They may have changed suppliers now though, but that was my experience.

Edited March 28, 2008 by RossD

[steve@cornwall 100]

I wish you'd posted that yesterday I phoned everywhere I could think of for a backbox for my mates merc, most places were £90 and I ended up getting one for £70 which seemed like a good deal. Online automotive have it for £36.....

 

Or even a couple of months ago?

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...c=85258&hl=

[jackherer 543]

You'll probably be better off with your £70 box, I had an exhaust for my 306 HDi once from Online Automotive, the quality and fit were apalling, hence the price!

 

I suppose you get what you pay for in the long run, although you expect it to at least fit...

 

Or even a couple of months ago?

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index.php?s...c=85258&hl=

 

Its because you chose the wrong subject line, "cheap merc backboxes" would have got my attention

 

I'm not too bothered actually, I just got it through the mot for £150 (parts, test fee and retest fee) which is pretty good for a 1986 car with over a quarter of a million miles on the clock