£21 for Manifold to Centre pipe fitting kit

  1. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423
    #1
    I was expecting these to be no more then £10. The guy in the local motor factor said £21. I wAs like i want the bolts,no t the gasket.

    this cant be right?
  2. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2011 Abermule, Mid Wales. Posts: 2763 Corsa Rally Car & Fiesta ST
    #2
    go to a hardware store, will be pennys for a couple of nuts and bolts.
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rick_VTR View Post
    go to a hardware store, will be pennys for a couple of nuts and bolts.
    lol. you cant use 'nuts and bolts' on exhausts. The joint is a tensioned joint to allow movement of the exhaust when accelerating etc. I gues a nut and bolt would just strip the threads?
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS
    #4
    If this is for the Supersprint, use the two springs you remove from the standard manifold and go to a fasteners place for the M10 bolts. Simples.
  5. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #5
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by LeeumH View Post
    If this is for the Supersprint, use the two springs you remove from the standard manifold and go to a fasteners place for the M10 bolts. Simples.
    this works... or i could sell you a OEM kit for £10 if you really want lol.
    actually, im nice. they dont cost me fuck all so cover postage.
  6. Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Skipton/Loughborough Posts: 1959 VW Bora TDI
    #6
    Pop down to a local garage or quick fit or something... i'm sure they'll either give you... or sell the bolts for a few quid.
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2011 Abermule, Mid Wales. Posts: 2763 Corsa Rally Car & Fiesta ST
    #7
    fuck the springs, you dont need them, ive been using just 2 nuts and bolts with a washer either side of the bracket for 2 years and have had no dramas.
  8. Established Member Joined: Mar 2008 Skipton/Loughborough Posts: 1959 VW Bora TDI
    #8
    That'll be fine until your manifold snaps in half
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  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rick_VTR View Post
    fuck the springs, you dont need them, ive been using just 2 nuts and bolts with a washer either side of the bracket for 2 years and have had no dramas.
    you say that, untill your join splits.
    you DO need the correct kit, for movement in the exhaust sytem, and engine.
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 179
    #10
    2years until tomorro when youve just jynxed your luck.. its made to move for a reason
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Nov 2010 England Posts: 3423
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rick_VTR View Post
    fuck the springs, you dont need them, ive been using just 2 nuts and bolts with a washer either side of the bracket for 2 years and have had no dramas.
    You do needsprings . they were invented for a reason .

    I would rather new springs this way the springs would have more tension .
  12. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380
    #12
    you use correct kit or get a flexible coupling ,which will be more expensive
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2005 Porthcawl Posts: 5726 FQ Volvo V70R Peugeot Partner
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tontsy View Post
    this works... or i could sell you a OEM kit for £10 if you really want lol.
    actually, im nice. they dont cost me fuck all so cover postage.
    Tonts, Fancy sending me one? I could do with changing mine as the gasket is a little worse for ware....