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Originally Posted by vwnate1
It's always harder than you think it should be, such is exhaust works .
These days I have a buddy who owns a muffler shop make me custom exhausts when I need them, I usually delete either the muffler or resonator to give me a nice mellow sound .
Welded systems last the longest, never, EVER trust anyone else to do exhaust works unless you're right there watching .
? Did you buy the R107 rubber hangers ? they have tiny bicycle chains inside and never break / wear out .
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This OE system has one flanged joint at front and one slip-on clamped joint between the middle and rear sections. Otherwise everything is pre-welded. Pretty solid actually.
Looking at the system while up on lift, I figured I could have just had a pipe fabbed running straight from front pipe to the rear muffler. There are several extra jogs just to accommodate the center muffler that could be eliminated. I hope to never have to do this again, but would do that if there was a next time. Car makes a lot of noise regardless!
The hangers on my car were probably put on by a Mercedes dealer when I had the entire exhaust replaced 22 years ago! I don't recall changing them (but may have). They are the type below and are still good. The one I replaced was just a new CRP donut - used it because it was shorter and could pull the exhaust to one side better.
The install is actually very straight forward. It is just the way they designed it with too many tight spots, that caused a small problem.
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Graham
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