Exhaust clamps-done

[AlexGTT]

I refuse to put anything Peugeut on my CSL....anybody who has ought to really have a word with themselves

Snob!:birdman::wink:
















.....I feel the same.:whistle:

[shimmy]

Snob!:birdman::wink:








.....I feel the same.:whistle:

I prefer to think of myself as a racist rather than a snob


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[Bounce]

I refuse to put anything Peugeut on my CSL....anybody who has ought to really have a word with themselves

All is not lost,just bin out in the garage to have a look at some spare ones I have just incase my oem ones give up and they are made in Germany.:-D

[s.mac]

all fitted and I forgot to take my keys with me its been an OK day and I could of taken her out for a short spin :banghead:

[0836whimper]

Anyone actually tried these ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UNIVERSAL-STAINLESS-STEEL-4-INCH-HAEVY-DUTY-V-BAND-CLAMP-FLANGE-EXHAUST-KIT-/221117585732?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item337ba29944#ht_7455wt_1155

It's hard to tell if they are wide enough and clamp both part effectively.

If not, I might be the guinea-pig.

[J2LTB]

Hi lads I'll jump in on the debate.

I bought the Peugeot 66mm clamps this weekend. I've tried to fit them with little success . There's a crack on the flange on the inner middle section.
The outer insert section won't even clamp up. I'm dissapionted waste of £4.57 lol

Now what to do before Germany :-/ help ???

[0836whimper]

Crack on the flange doesn't sound good....I'm not sure what complication that adds. Might also mean it's blowing and a (very strict) MOT fail I guess.

I've need trawling for a while on this one. As far as I can tell your options are :

- Buy a new/used backbox
- Use opportunity to buy a Supersprint replacement
(assume you don't fancy either of those...)

- Buy OEM flanges and gaskets from BMW. Get the flanges cut professionally, re-attach, bolt back up and away you go.
- Get the pugueot clamps, just looks a bit inadequate to me (although better than rusty clamps holding nothing together). And you've tried it.
- Get the ebay jobs I've linked to above (that's what I am trying first)
- Get something specifically made of someone on cutters, either SS or titanium. Can't see anything available at present though
- Get the pipes cut, sleeve them then re-clamp.
- Turn up at an exhaust specialist/garage and ask them to sort it

Personally I wouldn't weld the back box to the centre section, but people have.

[J2LTB]

Crack on the flange doesn't sound good....I'm not sure what complication that adds. Might also mean it's blowing and a (very strict) MOT fail I guess.

I've need trawling for a while on this one. As far as I can tell your options are :

- Buy a new/used backbox
- Use opportunity to buy a Supersprint replacement
(assume you don't fancy either of those...)

- Buy OEM flanges and gaskets from BMW. Get the flanges cut professionally, re-attach, bolt back up and away you go.
- Get the pugueot clamps, just looks a bit inadequate to me (although better than rusty clamps holding nothing together). And you've tried it.
- Get the ebay jobs I've linked to above (that's what I am trying first)
- Get something specifically made of someone on cutters, either SS or titanium. Can't see anything available at present though
- Get the pipes cut, sleeve them then re-clamp.
- Turn up at an exhaust specialist/garage and ask them to sort it

Personally I wouldn't weld the back box to the centre section, but people have.

Pretty much thought the same as above :thumbs:
I rang JP EXHAUSTS in Macclesfield And they couldn't get me in till May 23rd. They are brilliant but not the day before Germany.
I'm not going down the after market route as I love the noise as it now. Mind you it's louder because of the slight leak.
How much are the BMW repair items ?

[Monkey]

We have a set of aftermarket clamps machined for us here at Munich Legends.

The kit consists of 3 oversized clamps with shim inserts, and a final standard clamp from BMW. All the bolts are also included.

The most time consuming part is removing the old clamps, once this is done the new parts fit straight on, no hassle. We've been using them for a year now with no problems. Be interesting to see how long they last! They're the best we've seen yet, so will continue to use them.

I can upload a photo tomorrow from work if you like?

[J2LTB]

Cheers Monkey. Yes you can upload the pics I'm sure it will benefit me and others. So is this a no cut method ? How much is the kit supplied please.

I'm booked into a exhaust fabricators tomorrow night so he can take a look. I think his way is to cut and flange it. He's done them before.

[Monkey]

We used to do that. Cut the pipes flush with the rear box, and one of the centre pipes. The new flanges do not come in the correct size though, as the pipes are 2 different diameters. So even the BMW flanges have to be machined out.

Its quite labour intensive too, drop the whole exhaust, cut and re-weld the pipes. And you are only replacing the flanges like for like, so chances are they will crack again!

No worries, I'll update a picture tomorrow. I'll check what the current price is too.

[Monkey]

As promised here are the photos of the kits we use. There is no need to cut the exhausts at all, the oversized clamps fit over the flanges, with the inserts then being fitted to ensure the correct size.

They are excellent quality, very heavy duty & we dont anticipate any issues with them.

[Mark CSL]

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As promised here are the photos of the kits we use. There is no need to cut the exhausts at all, the oversized clamps fit over the flanges, with the inserts then being fitted to ensure the correct size.

They are excellent quality, very heavy duty & we dont anticipate any issues with them.

Do you sell them ?
if so how much ?

[pinkpanther008]

set

Ill be up for a set or two?

Do you sell them ?
if so how much ?

[s.mac]

If it slides over the flange how does it stay on ??