Landyandy Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Hi. 1995 300tdi Defender 90. I need to replace the rear silencer. It looks like its been on for a while maybe from new, not sure. I can get one from Paddocks for £53 delivered or I can get one fitted locally for £ 110. How easy are they to split from the middle box if its been on a while. Anyone with experience doing this? Thanks. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 My 2p: pay the extra and get a Genuine one if you plan to keep the vehicle. Why? 1) It will last twice as long as any non genuine one the exhaust on my old old 90 (also 1995MY) didn't need replacing till it was 9 years old which is good going by any standards 2) it will fit! I couldn't get a genuine centre silencer when I did finally change mine, so had to buy a cheapie. It was four bolts and 2 rubber mounts and it took me over two hours to fit. None of the mounts were in the right place, the pipe was the wrong length overall by nearly an inch which distorted the rest of the mounts when I eventually managed to force it into place after beating seven shades of sh*& out of it with a sledgehammer to "modify" the mountings. And this was with a 4 post lift to work on... I have done similar jobs with genuine parts in about 20 minutes. Never going to buy another non gen exhaust again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landyandy Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 Thanks for that Bogmonster. The one thats on at the moment is a genuine exhaust. Any tips on splitting the pipes appart? Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Undo the bolts (I think on a 300 the bolts are captive so you can't just chop them off and change them, lots of WD40 and patience may be required!) and give it a sharp whack with a hammer and it will probably fall apart mine did anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicTheOrange90 Posted August 25, 2007 Share Posted August 25, 2007 Quite agree, did a 110 300 Tdi a few weeks back, I got new rubber hangers and I have a de-walt 18v impact wrench which undid the nuts on the join in 30 seconds. There is a natural join and it should only take about 15-20 mins for the whole process... If your in Kent, we could even sort something out to show you how its done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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