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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Entwood on 20 October 2012, 18:20:45
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Do one job and find another ... :(
Today I fitted the clips from RobG - many thanks :) and also did a small job I should have done a fair while back .. RobG and Shackeng will know what that was ... :) it involved jacking the car up pretty high and crawling under a fair way.....
So while I'm under there I notice that all 4 of the large rubber support things for the centre section of the exhaust are pretty badly cracked, 2 of them look like they could give up at any time !! (the small ones at the back look fine)
Went down to 2 local exhaust places to procure replacements .. only to be told they are a "special order" item .. :(
So, best place to get these please ?? dealer or elsewhere ?? proper name for them ?? part number ?? or anything else I need to know !!!
I'd like to get this done very early this week as we're off to Northern Scotland at the end of the week and back 5 days later ..... a lot of miles that I don't want to be thinking the bloody things are going to break !! Probably won't .. but peace of mind etc etc ... :)
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Is it these Nige :-\
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-CORSA-OMEGA-SIGNUM-TIGRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA-EXHAUST-RUBBER-/221140651921?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337d028f91
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Is it these Nige :-\
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VAUXHALL-ASTRA-CORSA-OMEGA-SIGNUM-TIGRA-VECTRA-ZAFIRA-EXHAUST-RUBBER-/221140651921?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337d028f91
Could be ... not sure if that is the big ones from the centre or the small ones at the back .. :(
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I think someone is dismantling your car for parts without your knowledge or consent Mr Entwood! ;) ;D
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I think someone is dismantling your car for parts without your knowledge or consent Mr Entwood! ;) ;D
mmm so .. you think someone has been under there and changed them .... interesting ... very interesting ... but stupid .. :)
I guess it'll be a quick trip into Swidnod Monday and a trawl around QwickFat and other places to see what I can get... if not then the stealers ... don't really have the time to get them on-line :(
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If you can wait a couple of weeks, I've got a whole load of spare brand new ones I don't need. Yours for just postage cost :y
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If you can wait a couple of weeks, I've got a whole load of spare brand new ones I don't need. Yours for just postage cost :y
booger .. that's a tempting offer ... question is .. will these do another 1500 miles .. in a week .. :( I envisage them getting quite warm and a fair bit of vibration ... :(
I think I'll do the trawl around and contact you Monday night if I have no luck ... that OK with you ?
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If you can wait a couple of weeks, I've got a whole load of spare brand new ones I don't need. Yours for just postage cost :y
booger .. that's a tempting offer ... question is .. will these do another 1500 miles .. in a week .. :( I envisage them getting quite warm and a fair bit of vibration ... :(
I think I'll do the trawl around and contact you Monday night if I have no luck ... that OK with you ?
No probs :y
It would be sooner, but I'm not going home for a couple of weeks. That said however, thinking as I type, I might be able to get them to you this week.
Depends on MotherT's plans.
Hold the line caller :D
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If you can wait a couple of weeks, I've got a whole load of spare brand new ones I don't need. Yours for just postage cost :y
booger .. that's a tempting offer ... question is .. will these do another 1500 miles .. in a week .. :( I envisage them getting quite warm and a fair bit of vibration ... :(
I think I'll do the trawl around and contact you Monday night if I have no luck ... that OK with you ?
No probs :y
It would be sooner, but I'm not going home for a couple of weeks. That said however, thinking as I type, I might be able to get them to you this week.
Depends on MotherT's plans.
Hold the line caller :D
listening to the muzak ....... :)
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I got mine from the scrappies, pain in the ass to get them on though! I had some spare but the dog took a fancy to them ;D
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I bought mine from a local factors over the counter, for about £1.50 each. Any of them that stock exhausts will have what you need.
Or you could try and scrounge them from a fast fit centre.
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:D Special order? I have used these things many times from many exhaust centres....even dare I say it halfrauds...without any problem. As long as you take an old one, or draw and measure one then compare them you can't go wrong. Plus they are miles cheaper......
In the meantime a bit of garden wire looped around loosely will stop it falling if they do give way. :y
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allways the way, if id have seen this yesterday I could have taken the set I have to brisol today and arranged a meet for you to collect them.
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Do one job and find another ... :(
So, best place to get these please ?? dealer or elsewhere ?? proper name for them ?? part number ?? or anything else I need to know !!!
I'd like to get this done very early this week as we're off to Northern Scotland at the end of the week and back 5 days later ..... a lot of miles that I don't want to be thinking the bloody things are going to break !! Probably won't .. but peace of mind etc etc ... :)
Got mine from Vx for a few quid each ...... unbelievably, they had 'em all in stock! 8)
Given the timescale however, if you can't source replacements, then why not "let the train take the strain?" :o
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Do one job and find another ... :(
So, best place to get these please ?? dealer or elsewhere ?? proper name for them ?? part number ?? or anything else I need to know !!!
I'd like to get this done very early this week as we're off to Northern Scotland at the end of the week and back 5 days later ..... a lot of miles that I don't want to be thinking the bloody things are going to break !! Probably won't .. but peace of mind etc etc ... :)
Got mine from Vx for a few quid each ...... unbelievably, they had 'em all in stock! 8)
Given the timescale however, if you can't source replacements, then why not "let the train take the strain?" :o
Where we are going is a tad "out in the sticks" and we need transport .. so flying/train then involves the hassle of getting a hire car/returning the same ... which just eats up time and is always inconvenient... far easier, and more convenient to use the trusty miggy... :)
Plan of attack is now quite simple .... quick trawl around swidnod tomorrow to try and get the bits, including stealers if I have to.
If I get them .. change them :)
If I don't get them ... backup the existing with some wire loops as suggested (thanks for the idea !!) and arrange to get the ones Tunnie has offered, then change them.
Seems quite simple ...... what can go wrong .. go wron....go wro ... g .....
:)
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Where we are going is a tad "out in the sticks" and we need transport .. so flying/train then involves the hassle of getting a hire car/returning the same ... which just eats up time and is always inconvenient... far easier, and more convenient to use the trusty miggy... :)
Plan of attack is now quite simple .... quick trawl around swidnod tomorrow to try and get the bits, including stealers if I have to.
If I get them .. change them :)
If I don't get them ... backup the existing with some wire loops as suggested (thanks for the idea !!) and arrange to get the ones Tunnie has offered, then change them.
Seems quite simple ...... what can go wrong .. go wron....go wro ... g .....
:)
Done it previously meself Ent; using this kinda wire:
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/43954633/2.jpeg)
Oh, and be positive man .... nowt's gonna go wrong, trust me! :o
(Grovelling!) ;)
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Plan to pop back this weekend now, so can collect them then if you still want them :y
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Plan to pop back this weekend now, so can collect them then if you still want them :y
Can I let you know tomorrow night ?? We are off to Scotland Thursday, so its either change them tomorrow or support with wire .... either way something will be done tomorrow !!! :)
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What a palaver !!!
Went to 3 places and all tried to sell me the small rubbers for the back (luckily I knew they were too small) ended up at a place called "Formula One Autocentres" ... who listened to me and actually put the car on the ramp to look !!! Agreed that the centre ones were bigger than the rear ones, but their system only listed the small ones.
Rather than shrug shoulders and say forget it, the man in charge used his brain, took one off and went to his parts bin .... found a set where the holes align even though the outer shape is different ... more "teardrop" than the "oval" of the fitted ones..... They fitted these and checked that there was no clearance problems due to the changed shape .... all good .. and for the princely sum of £15:84 inc VAT !!!
Well pleased with that .. so the job is jobbed as they say .. :)
It is thought that the stainless exhaust may not have used standard fittings ......... which I didn't know ......
Many thanks to Tunnie for the offer ... I just wonder if you have the small ones the systems list..... or the large ones I needed. :)
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Nice one Nige, have a good trip. :y :y :y
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Good to see some places taking the effort :y
I have a mixture, some are new ones which come with Eternal / ETS exhausts. They are tight on standard exhaust but do go on, not sure how different the stainless setup is :-\
I do have a number of original sized ones, which are still intact some were cracked.
I'll take some pictures at weekend, glad you got it sorted :y