car exhaust question.

[Benthosboy]

Hell all

The exhaust on my Toyota Granvia campervan is just about dead. My local exhaust/tyre emporium is struggling to source a system due to the Granvia being a "grey" import from Japan so they put me on to a custom stainless steel exhaust centre in Hull. Said peeps have quoted me around £400, 3-4 hours build time and a lifetime warranty. As I intend to keep the 'van for a few years at least, this sounds reasonable. However, I've just found a place near London selling standard exhausts which will be cost me under £200 but obviously fitting is down to me. To compound matters, the van is due for test within a few weeks, and being a long-distance lorryist working out of North Yorkshire, I'm away all week with not much spare time so I'm not sure what to do.

Thoughts, as ever, are appreciated, and my thanks, as always.

Martyn.

 

[hareng]

Depends if you value the likelihood of lying on wet floor this time of year.

Is it the right exhaust, I would enquire further. If so easy to fit with minimal tools. Just need a jack, spanners, saw and new clamps.
Also easy enough to make from scratch.

 

[AndyStobbs]

Keep in mind manifold bolts may shear. Could end up being a big job either way around. Question is would you rather save the money but spend the time, or the other way around.

 

[Richiew]

400 quid for a stainless exhaust on a rare vehicle where there are no off the shelf systems seems a bit of a no brainer to me.

 

[brightspark]

unless it needs taxing at the same time just run it without the test a few weeks till u get time mine was out a month and the old bill wernt bothered when i got pulled it was taxed and insured

 

[BrokenBiker]

ive been pulled on bikes no test but police didn't care as it was insured taxed and looked good enough.

ive also had cars pass the mot with exhausts made pretty much all from gun gum paste too.

 

[Benthosboy]

Thanks for all the replies chaps.

FWIW, I went with the stainless exhaust. Time, or lack of, is my enemy these days, so after another long week involving two days' unloading in central London, (never a pleasent experience ) it was nice to drop the van off and come back to find it sporting a shiny new system

And the best bit, I took her for MOT straight after and she sailed through .

 

[marlinspike]

Hi, Benthosboy. What's the name of the place you got the SS exhaust from, please? Presumably you were happy with the exhaust and service. Might be worth noting for future reference for those of us with non standard cars.

 

[Benthosboy]

Hi, Benthosboy. What's the name of the place you got the SS exhaust from, please? Presumably you were happy with the exhaust and service. Might be worth noting for future reference for those of us with non standard cars.

Elite Bodyworx (sp?) , Sutton Fields, Hull, and the exhaust is a franchise through "Powerflow Exhausts". They have a Facebook page (don't ask me, I don't do such things) and apparently they put 'photos of all their work on it. If it's on, my van is the pearl and white pop-up roof camper with alloy wheels.

I'm very happy with the exhaust and the service which is quite unusual for me. I'm not from Hull and I make no secret of the fact that, in my opinion, the standard of just about everything in this area is abysmal. I usually buy off th'interent becuase I refuse to do business with people who don't desrve it. People from Hull don't agree with me but they generally don't know any better. End of rant.

On this ocassion, due to circumstances, my options were limited, but I'm happy to recommend Elite. They've done a grand job at a good price, and if it matters, what you can see looks good, and sounds good . They put a shiny doble-barrel tailpipe on the end which has given it just the right note.