octavia exhaust

ocdavia · 28-04-2008, 20:39

My exhaust has just started blowing from a rusty crack

just behind the cat on my 90 bhp tdi. i nipped in to kwik fit this after noon and was quoted nearly 300 quid for a new front pipe with cat . After picking myself up off the floor, i phoned the local motor factors and got one for 180 inc. vat with a refundable surcharge on the old unit of 20 pounds. DO you think that is a reasonable price ? I m having a new cambelt ,tensioners and water pump fitted on wednesday and have arranged with the garage to have the exhaust fitted for a nominal fee.Do they get money back on old cats?

BTW yesterday me and a couple of mates did a 28 mile charity bike ride in aid of cancer research and to date have raised in excess of £500.Its the first time ive ridden a bike for over35 years so i have some sore points this morning,but cant understand why everyone keeps asking me where s my horse?

smstext · 28-04-2008, 20:48

phil should know this, something ill be interested in if i decide to go the diy route too

Pimpmyskodia · 28-04-2008, 21:56

kwik fit are a class a rip off mate, id rather make something up myself.

TrevorB33 · 29-04-2008, 09:14

you can get a decat miltek downpipe for 100odd quid that will fit

KenONeill · 29-04-2008, 13:26

There's a worthwhile quantity of platinum in a catalytic convertor.

smstext · 29-04-2008, 17:39

there was a woman on the news a few years ago who goes around chelsea in london with a dustpan and brush brushing up dust and dirt at the side of the road to pick out small minute particulars of platinuim from it which she hopes to have enough to retire

piv34uk · 29-04-2008, 18:22

Scrap value on cats is between £20-40, our head office now has all the replaced ones back to recycle..

Phil

smstext · 29-04-2008, 22:54

so does your company buy them if someone brought their old cat into you ?

Pimpmyskodia · 30-04-2008, 17:07

deos anyone know where i can get a decat pipe for my 110 tdi??? im having a longlife exhaust system fitted in a few weeks hopfully

but the cat will remain in the system if im correct :S i think my cat is at the front and not in the back box.....

Hulk1978 · 30-04-2008, 17:27

Longlife will probably make you one. If it is just a de-cat then all they are doing is putting in a straight piece of pipe. If you wanted a bigger bore downpipe and de-cat thats a different thing altogether. You would need to know what flange (he he) your turbo has on it.

28-04-2008, 20:39	#1
ocdavia Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: redruth cornwall Posts: 138 Thanks: 44 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	octavia exhaust My exhaust has just started blowing from a rusty crack just behind the cat on my 90 bhp tdi. i nipped in to kwik fit this after noon and was quoted nearly 300 quid for a new front pipe with cat . After picking myself up off the floor, i phoned the local motor factors and got one for 180 inc. vat with a refundable surcharge on the old unit of 20 pounds. DO you think that is a reasonable price ? I m having a new cambelt ,tensioners and water pump fitted on wednesday and have arranged with the garage to have the exhaust fitted for a nominal fee.Do they get money back on old cats? BTW yesterday me and a couple of mates did a 28 mile charity bike ride in aid of cancer research and to date have raised in excess of £500.Its the first time ive ridden a bike for over35 years so i have some sore points this morning,but cant understand why everyone keeps asking me where s my horse? __________________ diamond silver octavia,tuning box, pipercross air filter,mak 17 alloys, color coded bumper inserts and rubbing strips,aero wipers Last edited by ocdavia; 28-04-2008 at 20:48.

28-04-2008, 20:48	#2
smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 10 Thanked 241 Times in 218 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust phil should know this, something ill be interested in if i decide to go the diy route too __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

28-04-2008, 21:56	#3
Pimpmyskodia Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 208 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust kwik fit are a class a rip off mate, id rather make something up myself. __________________ Octavia 1.9TDi, exeons, painted brake calipers, 18" VW anniversary wheels, rear spoliler, front and rear aero wipers, Ram-Air induction kit, 2x JBL 1200w subs, JL audio door speakers, 3000w Amp, sony GT710 CD player, Tuning box unit. Longlife Full stainless exhaust system, Decat pipe.

29-04-2008, 09:14	#4
TrevorB33 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: essex Posts: 577 Thanks: 15 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust you can get a decat miltek downpipe for 100odd quid that will fit __________________ Skoda Octy mk1 diesel haha

29-04-2008, 13:26	#5
KenONeill Briskodian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Normally somewhere in Scotland! Posts: 10,381 Thanks: 56 Thanked 491 Times in 482 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust There's a worthwhile quantity of platinum in a catalytic convertor.

29-04-2008, 17:39	#6
smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 10 Thanked 241 Times in 218 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust there was a woman on the news a few years ago who goes around chelsea in london with a dustpan and brush brushing up dust and dirt at the side of the road to pick out small minute particulars of platinuim from it which she hopes to have enough to retire __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

29-04-2008, 18:22	#7
piv34uk NOW @ PEUGEOT Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bicester,Oxfordshire Posts: 1,431 Thanks: 30 Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust Scrap value on cats is between £20-40, our head office now has all the replaced ones back to recycle.. Phil __________________ 1)RED ONE, FEW MODS; AND A HEALTHY 237bhp 2)GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, 2ND OWNER OF THE BLACK BEAST, GOD WHAT A HOOT LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR BEHALF DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MINE

29-04-2008, 22:54	#8
smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 8,403 Thanks: 10 Thanked 241 Times in 218 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust so does your company buy them if someone brought their old cat into you ? __________________ OXON Meet 5 October 2008 click here for more info Briskoda Summer Camp Meet Click Here Czech Road Trip 2009 Click Here

30-04-2008, 17:07	#9
Pimpmyskodia Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 208 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust deos anyone know where i can get a decat pipe for my 110 tdi??? im having a longlife exhaust system fitted in a few weeks hopfully but the cat will remain in the system if im correct :S i think my cat is at the front and not in the back box..... __________________ Octavia 1.9TDi, exeons, painted brake calipers, 18" VW anniversary wheels, rear spoliler, front and rear aero wipers, Ram-Air induction kit, 2x JBL 1200w subs, JL audio door speakers, 3000w Amp, sony GT710 CD player, Tuning box unit. Longlife Full stainless exhaust system, Decat pipe.

30-04-2008, 17:27	#10
Hulk1978 Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Black Country Posts: 38 Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: octavia exhaust Longlife will probably make you one. If it is just a de-cat then all they are doing is putting in a straight piece of pipe. If you wanted a bigger bore downpipe and de-cat thats a different thing altogether. You would need to know what flange (he he) your turbo has on it.

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