exhaust tip welding anyone around cheshire???

[MADNESS88]

anyone want to do for beer/ £20/ or for the love of clios looking better lol

 

[gunner3011]

Ive got a mate that works in a garage that does bits on the side cheap, removes centre boxes and welds pipe in place, also welded his exhaust tip.

could ask him if you want?

 

[Jay.S]

If it's stainless steel will need tig welding think it will cost more than £20, if I was still a welder would do it for you but don't have any equipment now.

 

[gunner3011]

If it's stainless steel will need tig welding think it will cost more than £20, if I was still a welder would do it for you but don't have any equipment now.

IIRC you can still weld stainless steel but it will be weaker than with a tig? and a tip wont come under much weight will it so would it not be okay? Youll know it best if you were a welder :rasp:

 

[Jay.S]

IIRC you can still weld stainless steel but it will be weaker than with a tig? and a tip wont come under much weight will it so would it not be okay? Youll know it best if you were a welder :rasp:

Yeah you can weld stainless with a mig but personally I wouldn't do it, get a much nicer finish with tig.

Also with tig whoever does it could grind it flush and polish it all up so it looks like one piece, thats what I would do.

Also mig to stainless is weak and may crack again.

 

[gunner3011]

Sounds about right! knew it was weaker and that but seems sensible to get it on a tig! Any metal fabrication place should have a tig shouldnt they?

I got my centre box removed and welded up by a metal fabbies for a much cheaper price than a garage

 

[Jay.S]

Sounds about right! knew it was weaker and that but seems sensible to get it on a tig! Any metal fabrication place should have a tig shouldnt they?

I got my centre box removed and welded up by a metal fabbies for a much cheaper price than a garage

Yeah most places should do, I worked in a fabrication shop and people that brought alloys and exhausts always said it was cheaper to go straight to a fab shop. Shopping round never hurts though.

 

[gunner3011]

fabbys seem to do it quicker too and clearly better i would have thought. i asked 3 garages to do mine, two wanted me to wait 2 weeks and quoted £45 one told me it was illegal so went to the fabbys round the corner, did it there and then for £28 and a nice job on it too :approve:

 

[Jay.S]

fabbys seem to do it quicker too and clearly better i would have thought. i asked 3 garages to do mine, two wanted me to wait 2 weeks and quoted £45 one told me it was illegal so went to the fabbys round the corner, did it there and then for £28 and a nice job on it too :approve:

Yeah small garages will probs send it off to a fab shop.lol.

 

[gunner3011]

they were big garages that had been reccomended by mates and they do it in house! probably because little money was involved they put it on the back burner

 

[MADNESS88]

cheers for the info guys, il pay more if its more just random number i put up