do you think these holes will fail an MOT?

[dirtydog]

need to decide to try and fix or not before next monday...

[Maverick]

Yes. (don't trust me tho).

[nero279]

wrap a red bull can round them then cover it in exhaust bandage tape.

[BUSHWHACKER]

wrap a red bull can round them then cover it in exhaust bandage tape.

No don't use a Red bull can, your truck will suffer from Delusions of Grandeur!


Best to use a baked bean can.

[dirtydog]

i bet red bull fits better though. i just want it to pass so I can make a rear section using a tractor silencer and some pipe... anyone done this? took rear box off and started her up on the weekend to see what it sounded like, MEATY

[TonyN]

Should fail for sure.

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

Any exhaust leak is a fail

[gwh200]

optomist!!

[The Lang-Shankit Scunner]

optomist!!

Okay, any ehaust leak is a fail yay, lets all go to fail town for a cup of tea that better?

[John McC]

just use some foil tape as used by air duct installers as long as it dont leak for the mot it'll pass

[dirtydog]

well it passed today with no advisories! = happy chappy

(dont mention almost not making it there cos I nearly ran out of fuel!!!)

[nero279]

did ya repair the exhaust then or did it go through like that?

[dirtydog]

did ya repair the exhaust then or did it go through like that?

repaired it with a can of Atomic (cheap red bull), some exhaust paste and a couple of jubilee clips! replaced my headlight that cracked at the Plains my last trip down there and left my big driving lights off.

[MadcapMagician]

I can make a rear section using a tractor silencer and some pipe... anyone done this?

Yes; I used the front box (the one closest to the engine) off my stainless steel Jetex zorst that was fitted to my Golf GTI. I had some spare flexible steel air-con pipe that just slid over the exhaust on the Surf. I used this to connect to the Jetex box. Because the Jetex pipe-work had a slit in one end (to necessitate joining to the mid-box that it's supposed to connect to) I had to stick a Rip-off-speed "exhaust embellisher" on the end to cover up the sharp bits. My friends describe the sound as being like "a quiet jet"...









I have this much pipe left (about a metre) if anyone needs a bit (the really dark bit on the pipe is dirt, not a hole):

[internetsurfer]

report back if you get soot developing on the back door .


looks pretty damn good that like.