front pipe of exhaust!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Vanbecks1
  • Start date Start date
V

Vanbecks1

Guest
Afternoon,

Just wanted to post this thread as a warning to all gti almera owners.

I noticed a rattle under my car and i thought i better get someone to check it out, thinking nothing of it.

Kwik fit looked underneath and noticed the whole exahaust was pretty much rotten. So obviously I was fairly worried.

But nothing prepaid for what they had to say about the front section of the exhaust. Apparently the part can only be gained from Nissan and obviously getting parts from them direct is a licence to print money.

£325 just for the front pipe!! Ouch! I hope no one has the same problem soon.
 
Thanks for the advice,

That price seems to be quite steep! That down pipe is available at places on the net such as www.buypartsby.com and japarts to name a few for less than £100 for the down pipe. mind you this does not include labour.

Luckily a lot of peeps on here already have uprated Stainless Steel systems available from US at good prices!
 
You got ripped off mate, never ever use kwik fit!

The down/front pipe is the same one as used on the Primera GT (Bar an o2 sensor hole that can be plugged with a bolt) and can be bought from the website above. All you then need are some hangers welded on (Any exhaust place can do that). Don't believe people when they say bits are 'nissan only'!
 
ah yeah, well, mine were rusted through so I needed new ones, cheaper do get a rod bent to shape and welded on rather than pay for a new hanger if you see what I mean.
 
Well what a coincidence. My front pipe has just gone as well! Just got a new one though from buypartsby. Got a new cat and mid section as well (because there's no way the old system is goner come apart, its rusted to fuck), 207 quid for that lot (plus a few gaskets)!

Sorry mate but you were done there!
 
I`d get a new hanger from Nissan as well fella that`ll be rusted into the cat and probably fooked.
 
I might be lucky with that, its part of the shrouding isn't it? Its the mainly the flanges and that, that are fooked.
 
GTi_Rogue said:
I might be lucky with that, its part of the shrouding isn't it? Its the mainly the flanges and that, that are fooked.
Click to expand...

mine when on the flexi bit back in september. new downpipe and pipe between cat and backbox plus mot in exchange for wiring up a ring main. :D not a bad deal if you ask me.
 
Yeah nice one! Thats exactly where mines gone as well. I hate driving cars when the exhaust goes, you sound like a right barry!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom