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| Morning all
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| My exhaust has finally gone, split just above the flexible section and
| rotten elsewhere. As mush as I'd like a 3" stainless system sadly can't
| afford it right now so I just wondered if anyone had experience of Milners
| exhausts (are they just cheap tin?) or if anyone had other ideas. My plan
| is to buy the sections and take the car where it's MOT'd as they can at
| least raise the car, something I can't do on the streets of north London.
It may not be what you want to hear, but when mine went in the same place last October I was advised to replace it with a stock down-pipe from Toyota "because it will fit with no problems" - but I think mainly because they couldn't find a 3rd party down-pipe with flexible joint.
So that's what I got them to do and there were indeed no problems. I only had to replace that first section, and by the sound of it you want to do the whole lot, but here are the prices from the bill (before VAT):
- down-pipe with flexible section (includes 1st silencer box) =A3174.16
- 2 new gaskets about =A37
- 3 bolts =A34.65.
So the total parts cost from Toyota for that 1st section will be around =A3213 including VAT - assuming prices of last Oct remain the same.
It might be worth going 3rd party for the rear section(s), but if you want to keep that flexible section - which Toyota must have had a reason for adding - I think you'll have to stick to OEM for the first bit.
Sorry, not a total answer, but I hope this helps a bit when comparing prices.
Christopher Bell
Devon, UK
1996 1HD-FT
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| Morning all
|
| My exhaust has finally gone, split just above the flexible section and
| rotten elsewhere. As mush as I'd like a 3" stainless system sadly can't
| afford it right now so I just wondered if anyone had experience of Milners
| exhausts (are they just cheap tin?) or if anyone had other ideas. My plan
| is to buy the sections and take the car where it's MOT'd as they can at
| least raise the car, something I can't do on the streets of north London.
It may not be what you want to hear, but when mine went in the same place last October I was advised to replace it with a stock down-pipe from Toyota "because it will fit with no problems" - but I think mainly because they couldn't find a 3rd party down-pipe with flexible joint.
So that's what I got them to do and there were indeed no problems. I only had to replace that first section, and by the sound of it you want to do the whole lot, but here are the prices from the bill (before VAT):
- down-pipe with flexible section (includes 1st silencer box) =A3174.16
- 2 new gaskets about =A37
- 3 bolts =A34.65.
So the total parts cost from Toyota for that 1st section will be around =A3213 including VAT - assuming prices of last Oct remain the same.
It might be worth going 3rd party for the rear section(s), but if you want to keep that flexible section - which Toyota must have had a reason for adding - I think you'll have to stick to OEM for the first bit.
Sorry, not a total answer, but I hope this helps a bit when comparing prices.
Christopher Bell
Devon, UK
1996 1HD-FT
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