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23rd January 2020, 17:03 | #1 |
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Red exhaust rubbers?
Has anyone used these instead of these on a saloon's back box support prongs?
I've put two new black MGR ones on and I need to get them off again - I'll probably end up having to to cut them off. I've already got a new pair of red MGR ones so I'm wondering whether to risk using them to support the back box. Problem is: the black MGR ones are virtually bomb-proof and the red MGR ones aren't. Pic: Left - used red WCS105390 / Centre - new black WCS100212 / Right - new black 3rd party |
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They will stretch as they are not designed to carry the weight of a silencer, and the box will flap around all over the place, so the answer is no you can't successfully use them
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The original black ones are built like a brick wotsit for a good reason
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Simon What is wrong with the black ones? I left mine on when I replaced the back box recently rubber grease used and the hanger fitted back on easy.
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The problem I've got is the back box I put on earlier (Plan A) has had to be taken off. Plan A - abandoned!
Plan B - current!
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Could you not heat up the hanger on the back box & move the bend on the hanger, ie straighten it up but then bring the bend forward a bit so the back box would hang lower thus moving it away from the ARB ?
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This problem may be due to the connecting pipe from the front of the Klarius box being welded on at the wrong angle. I had this issue with a ZT version (i.e. straight tail pipes instead of downturned ones and larger bore pipe) of that same Klarius box last year. It was bought to connect to a brand new MGR NOS centre pipe I'd managed to source from an MG dealer (who'd had it in stock since 2005!) so I knew that the centre pipe was absolutely correctly positioned. My garage struggled but could not get the Klarius pipe to line up with the centre pipe and eventually worked out that it wasn't positioned correctly where it joined on to the box. I got a full refund from Euro Car Parts, and my garage managed to source a similar one that did fit OK.
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NB. Just to illustrate the problem here's a pic of the closest point between the RR323V pipe and the ARB. This is with the back box lowered enough to allow a gap of about 15mm (I can just about get my index finger through). Pic taken with camera beneath the middle of the spare wheel well looking forward to the left upper arm. |
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On mine both parts are Klarius and the angle of the RR323V 's entry pipe matches the angle of the RR325Q's exit pipe - they line up together perfectly and the centre section is still in line with the tunnel. I think the problem could be that Klarius used a car without a rear ARB as the model - so the hanger length is too short** for cars with a rear ARB. (** Or the bend is too low down the rod.) Last edited by Blink; 24th January 2020 at 13:34.. |
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Yes that was what I was thinking it could work for you, but also make sure as above it is lined up correctly, mine was touching a little until I twisted the back box a little then clamped it tight.
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