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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Gwilym on 28 December 2006, 12:11:51
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Should I get a Genuine Vauxhall one?
How much?
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Just the back box (twin pipe) part
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That's what listed on Trade Club:
Exhaust Silencer and Centre Pipes
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate RH 93181163 TC £72.50+VAT
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate LH 90528008 TC £79.73+VAT
Exhaust Silencer and Tail Pipes
3.0 estate from '00 9157105 TC £94.88+VAT
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That's what listed on Trade Club:
Exhaust Silencer and Centre Pipes
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate RH 93181163 TC £72.50+VAT
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate LH 90528008 TC £79.73+VAT
Exhaust Silencer and Tail Pipes
3.0 estate from '00 9157105 TC £94.88+VAT
Unfortunately I don't have a trade card? Is it worth getting genuine vauxhall?
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Yes, but only if you get it at Trade Club prices.. see if someone near you has TC? I am based in London and can help with anything you can send by post, but shipping a silencer will be too expensive I think.
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That's what listed on Trade Club:
Exhaust Silencer and Centre Pipes
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate RH 93181163 TC £72.50+VAT
2.5/2.6/3.0/3.2 estate LH 90528008 TC £79.73+VAT
Exhaust Silencer and Tail Pipes
3.0 estate from '00 9157105 TC £94.88+VAT
Unfortunately I don't have a trade card? Is it worth getting genuine vauxhall?
Yes yes yes, get GM parts. Pattern sound awful. You really will regret it, and places like Kwik Fit will not be that much cheaper and they supply some nasty stuff!
I am sure you could get access to a TC card ;)
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Yes yes yes, get GM parts. Pattern sound awful. You really will regret it, and places like Kwik Fit will not be that much cheaper and they supply some nasty stuff!
I am sure you could get access to a TC card ;)
I will start some serious blagging then
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Stick to genuine, even if you have to pay retail (£138 + VAT)
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Yes yes yes, get GM parts. Pattern sound awful. You really will regret it, and places like Kwik Fit will not be that much cheaper and they supply some nasty stuff!
I am sure you could get access to a TC card ;)
I will start some serious blagging then
Its worth blagging around for it. Remember i fitted a geniune GM full Cat back system for about £210... thats less than what Kwik Fit would quote me :y
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I'll do my best to get it TC, however Retail Price is not as bad as I feared
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Have a look at www.longlife.co.uk is there one near you? they did me a bl00dy g00d job with a sweet big oval tailpipe for £389, custom made to fit, & mid sport option on the sound, well pleased.
I got trade quote & Kwikshit price for cat back system & they were both £290 best I could get, so for another ton, I got all stainless with a lifetime warranty :y
No worries in a couple of years 'cos the 'Kwikfit shitter system' falls apart again ::)
Happy new thingy
John (Hic!)
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What's TC price for the back box on a 3.0 saloon pre-facelift (twin exit one)? Might bite the bullet and replace it in the hope of curing the 1500-2500 RPM drone that my crappy aftermarket system produces. Sad thing is that it's in good condition, must have been fitted not long before I bought the car.
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What's TC price for the back box on a 3.0 saloon pre-facelift (twin exit one)? Might bite the bullet and replace it in the hope of curing the 1500-2500 RPM drone that my crappy aftermarket system produces. Sad thing is that it's in good condition, must have been fitted not long before I bought the car.
Around £90 + VAT depending on yr.
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What's TC price for the back box on a 3.0 saloon pre-facelift (twin exit one)? Might bite the bullet and replace it in the hope of curing the 1500-2500 RPM drone that my crappy aftermarket system produces. Sad thing is that it's in good condition, must have been fitted not long before I bought the car.
Exhaust Silencer and Tail Pipes:
(Prices are Retail/Trade/TC + VAT)
3.0 saloon to '97 93181188 £143.00 £122.00 £90.16
3.0 saloon from '98 to '99 90572635 £130.00 £104.00 £89.47
3.0 saloon from '00 9157101 £130.00 £104.00 £89.47
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Or you could ask Vx mechanic to fit is as a foreigner - he'll get it trade price & even with a decent bung for his trouble it'll cost less that you can buy it retail. I often pop into the garage at closing time on a Saturday (1.30 up here) and ask for help - very friendly bunch. :y
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or you could talk with your local parts manager and mention words like trade card and irmscher back box.....
obviously not trade card product but my man was willing to knock £60 quid off the list price!!!
unfortunatly my wife was willing to knock my head off so that deal is still being negotiated :(
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or you could talk with your local parts manager and mention words like trade card and irmscher back box.....
obviously not trade card product but my man was willing to knock £60 quid off the list price!!!
unfortunatly my wife was willing to knock my head off so that deal is still being negotiated :(
And how much would that be?
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or you could talk with your local parts manager and mention words like trade card and irmscher back box.....
obviously not trade card product but my man was willing to knock £60 quid off the list price!!!
unfortunatly my wife was willing to knock my head off so that deal is still being negotiated :(
And how much would that be?
I think she was going to knock his head off for free.... ;D
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Irmy back box with twins.....about £360 i think
Head knocked off - free £0
Priceless ;D
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I will make an enquiry with my Parts guy. He seems to like me at the moment!! Not sure why, I keep getting quotes from him then he tells me where to buy it cheaper
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Gwilym
To get a TC card, you could always joing Authobahn stormers. Membership gets you a TC apparently. I am thinking of doing this myself as I detect a slight blow in my system. I think that membership is around £20 and, after you have bought a few things like an exhaust, a couple of oil changes etc. you will have made your £20 back.
A general question to everyone - if you buy the parts on TC, would the Vaux garage then fit them or would you have to go elsewhere for just fitting?
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Gwilym
To get a TC card, you could always joing Authobahn stormers. Membership gets you a TC apparently. I am thinking of doing this myself as I detect a slight blow in my system. I think that membership is around £20 and, after you have bought a few things like an exhaust, a couple of oil changes etc. you will have made your £20 back.
A general question to everyone - if you buy the parts on TC, would the Vaux garage then fit them or would you have to go elsewhere for just fitting?
Vx will fit them for std labour charge - Parts and Service make different profits so would be happy for the business. :y
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In that case, it sounds like a plan. Does anyone know what the TC prices are for a cat back system on a 98 2.5?
I am guessing that there would be an hours labour charge for fitment?
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Gwilym
To get a TC card, you could always joing Authobahn stormers. Membership gets you a TC apparently. I am thinking of doing this myself as I detect a slight blow in my system. I think that membership is around £20 and, after you have bought a few things like an exhaust, a couple of oil changes etc. you will have made your £20 back.
A general question to everyone - if you buy the parts on TC, would the Vaux garage then fit them or would you have to go elsewhere for just fitting?
Vx will fit them for std labour charge - Parts and Service make different profits so would be happy for the business. :y
Not too sure on that, they might wonder why your buying the parts at trade prices, and then using a retail dealer to fit them :-/
For my exhaust I bought it at the dealer, I got a lot of strange looks from people who were just picking their car up from service.
Walked out with the 3 exhaust sections, and they are huge!! Got an even funnier look buy some guy walking buy outside and looking in my boot!! ;D
I then took it to a local mechanic guy in my town, he's your typical mechanic but does a good job. Paid him a small amount in cash (£30 backhand ;)) for him to fit it for me.
Very pleased with the results :y
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Plus, they are a piece of piss to fit.....easiest exhaust I have ever done on a car!
I have been looking into exhaust recently.....Bosal are now doing to standards of exhaust, cheapo plus OEM spec.....worth considering
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my exhaust is original, having now done 120,000 miles it is getting to the point where it needs replacing.
However, i will be getting genuine and fitting it myself, as has been said on there it is the simplist system to take apart and refit, looking at mine i will be dropping the downpipes off the manifold, unhooking the hangers and pulling the lot out the back, with it off the car it will be easier to split the cats from the centre sections.
To get a TC card down here you practically have to jump through hoops, me and the parts manager have had 'issues' in the past and he now makes sure that i practically have to beg to get trade discount.
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Gwilym
To get a TC card, you could always joing Authobahn stormers. Membership gets you a TC apparently. I am thinking of doing this myself as I detect a slight blow in my system. I think that membership is around £20 and, after you have bought a few things like an exhaust, a couple of oil changes etc. you will have made your £20 back.
A general question to everyone - if you buy the parts on TC, would the Vaux garage then fit them or would you have to go elsewhere for just fitting?
Vx will fit them for std labour charge - Parts and Service make different profits so would be happy for the business. :y
Not too sure on that, they might wonder why your buying the parts at trade prices, and then using a retail dealer to fit them ....
My Vx dealer has no such problem, I booked the car for service and quoted my TC number so that the Parts Manager can issue the bits at TC prices, which he did... mind you it was only around a Tenner off for a standard service, e.g. oil filter, wipers, etc (oddly they don't use or stock Vx oil so didn't discount the oil), but the point is that they were quite happy to do this. And big thank you to TD for advising me to ask for this....
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Tunnie, I had the same thoughts as you which is why I asked the question.
Mark, I have looked under the car and observed that it is a simple system. BUT the nuts and bolts appear to be VERY rusted and I have doubts about getting them undone. I have no air compressor, so it would be a case of cans of Plus Gas along with sockets and spanners and one or two eye fulls of rust!
My first car was a Talbot Horizon (no laughing) and I foolishly attempted to do the exhaust (the downpipe admittidly) on this myself. I still remember that experience and I promised myself that I would never go near exhausts again!
Tunnie, I may well do as you suggest and see if I can bung someone cash to fit it. Did you get your done around Hayes or up in Brackly?
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Tunnie, I may well do as you suggest and see if I can bung someone cash to fit it. Did you get your done around Hayes or up in Brackly?
I believe he got it done here in Brackley...
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Tunnie, I may well do as you suggest and see if I can bung someone cash to fit it. Did you get your done around Hayes or up in Brackly?
I believe he got it done here in Brackley...
Yep i did.
I had mine done in town for exactly same reasons as you x25xe, the screws and nuts holding the zorst together were rusted right though.
I don't like doing work under the car, and i don't have an angle grinder or anything really. So opted to pay the local guy, think i will keep this kind of arrangement. He also replaced my aircon condensor, did a damn good job, and did it in half the time a "specialist" quoted me, any jobs i can't do i'll just get him to do them.
x25xe, there is a ATS place in Hillingdon on the Uxbridge road when the zorst on my Mondeo fell loose, they pull a rubber bracket and some gunk to seal a hole totally free ;D
Might be worth going up there and asking "if i bring the parts to you in the boot, how much to fit them cash?" Should be around £20/£30 I suspect ;)
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Cheers Tunnie,
Funilly enough, I use that ATS place all the time for my Minibus and Van and have always been happy with the results. I will stroll along there shortly and find out.
I find that these sort of places are the better option rather than crawling about under the car on the driveway. I will tackle most things apart from exhausts!
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i also need full exaust and fitting live in chelsea for omega elite v6 auto 3.175 have sent for tc card how much were can they fit for me :)
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Have a look at www.longlife.co.uk is there one near you? they did me a bl00dy g00d job with a sweet big oval tailpipe for £389, custom made to fit, & mid sport option on the sound, well pleased.
I got trade quote & Kwikshit price for cat back system & they were both £290 best I could get, so for another ton, I got all stainless with a lifetime warranty :y
No worries in a couple of years 'cos the 'Kwikfit shitter system' falls apart again ::)
Happy new thingy
John (Hic!)
Agreed. I did this and it was an extremely wise choice given that I never have to worry about it ever again.
I got a quiet one that looks the same as standard too...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/2618720469_ecd0bcf330.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2620872838_cece2f0499.jpg)
Gwilym
To get a TC card, you could always joing Authobahn stormers. Membership gets you a TC apparently. I am thinking of doing this myself as I detect a slight blow in my system. I think that membership is around £20 and, after you have bought a few things like an exhaust, a couple of oil changes etc. you will have made your £20 back.
A general question to everyone - if you buy the parts on TC, would the Vaux garage then fit them or would you have to go elsewhere for just fitting?
Fit a standard one yourself. 1 - 2 hours.
The long-life price quoted above includes the new exhaust being built onto your car and therefore it comes fitted at no additional cost.
I got my TC by joining autobahnstormers for £20 per year. I made that back in the 1st month!
My local stealers is great about it and often extends the TC discount rate to non TC covered/listed parts with no prompting. I just walk in and he remembers the TC number off the top of his head.
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I just walk in and he remebers the TC number off the top of his head.
I think they all run when I walk in! ::) ;D Even the woman on reception asks if i want parts. ;D
He just types 'autoba' into his search and picks Autobahnstormers from the list of possibles ..... ;) ;)
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Cough Cough, bit dusty in here!
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Cough Cough, bit dusty in here!
;D ;D ;D yeah, lots of cob webs and white sheets on the furniture. ;D
Have a look here..http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1223130789/21#21