ChazSXi
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ok i have got a great deal on this exhaust...however i am a little worried about how rusty it is...would this effect it in anyway? is it just surface?
its a mild steel backbox with stainless 4" tips 
heres some piccys
heres what me car should be looking like soon 8)
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Jake
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best to sort it out before it gets worse. Sand it back and spray it
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vibrio
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looks normal for mild steel. you can sand it and paint it if you want
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ChazSXi
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i dont have it yet...but if i got it could i just sand it down and hammerite it and it would be fine?
i dont wanna get it to find that the amount of rust (see pics) is too much to be corrected and its useless!
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ChazSXi
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
looks normal for mild steel. you can sand it and paint it if you want
not gonna be detrimental to the exhaust in anyway then? i mean its ok to put on my car?! i notice you can be very useful at time vibs! 
[Edited on 08-06-2005 by ChazSXi]
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MatthewR
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mild steel - hmmm will get even worse over time though
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ChazSXi
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can u protect it in any way? what abouut underseal or something?
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ChazSXi
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should i do it?? better than an sri or sxi one with tailpipe i spose! 
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craig8
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sand down or use kurust then use hamerite on it
E36 328
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Dan. T
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Seriously spent the extra £££'s on a stainless system
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Rob H
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Depends how much the dude wants for it i suppose. If he's only asking say £50, then get it, strip it back (you'll need to use a wire brush, preffereably on a drill head if you want iot done anytime soon ), and then spray with hammerite. There was a bit of rust on a mild steel back box i bought off my mate for my old car, did this and the rust never showed through again in the 6 months i had the car with the exhaust.
From the pics the piping looks fine, but the silencer box looks buggered IMO. Also It looks like the ipe splits before it goes though the silencer, in which case it'll sound shit anyway  .
[Edited on 08-06-2005 by Rob H]
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ChazSXi
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he wants an sri backbox and cdr2005 - straight swap....
i think theres a silencer on either side  looks that way from the pics!
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Fad
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thats sounds crap why swap a perfectly good exhaust and CD player for a pieace of rust that wont give you any performance and will prolly fall apart in a few months?
Lower your car on them rims and then find a nice twin 3" round. My mate had a piper back box on his SXi it looked nice and subtle
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ChazSXi
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its just the sri backbox and cdr2005 are collecting dust in the garage and arent needed..i want a new exhaust and theres no way i would be able to afford a dual exit unless i get this one 
blokes gonna get me some more piccys
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