Exhaust mounts

[AshWebb]

i dont know about anyone else but im sick of the poor design renault exhaust mounts which are prone to sagging
all they do is make your exhaust hang too low and bounce up and down over every bump!
but i also dont want to have to pay £70 for a set of competition solid exhaust mounts!

i took it upon myself today to create my own solid exhaust mounts using the knackered original saggy renault ones
here are some pics of after i just finished them;

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the compound that i have used should hold the exhaust mounts in place solid, whilst also leaving some room for play so that the exhaust doesnt become noisy

im now going to give them a while to go off and then they will be going on the car for a test ill let you know how this goes!
if they are successful and a lot of people are interested in them for themselves, then i may start making them for other forum users
i will do this by using your own old exhaust mounts, or alternatively i may be able to supply the mounts myself

i would appreciate it if you could all give me your opinion on what you think, and let me know whether you would be interested
this way i can gauge whether it will be worth me starting to make more for other people

thanks
ash

 

[olliewebbuk]

That is the worst pikey mod I have ever seen.

You can press universal PowerFlex mounts into the standard hanger for a few quid.

Pikey as f**k.

 

[Dan]

If it works who cares if it looks s**te plus it's cheap so win win

Edit: Didn't see you offered to make them anyone can do these tbh.

 

[Clouder]

Just done the same to mine, although I did it to new ones off eBay (£9/each). Offering to make them though is a little odd, surely everyone is capable of squirting some tiger seal into it themselves?

Mine is loads better, has stopped rattling and should last 10x longer.

 

[mr.pink87]

Tigerseal > Prima Racing

 

[AshWebb]

That is the worst pikey mod I have ever seen.

You can press universal PowerFlex mounts into the standard hanger for a few quid.

Pikey as f**k.

its not pikey as f**k as you described it, its a cheap fix to a well known problem
if youve got nothing good to say then dont say it? all im trying to do is help other clio owners!

the reason i offered to make them is that a lot of people cant be bothered to do it themselves or might not have even thought of it!
thats why i asked for opinions on whether it would be a good idea or not
obviously people think not !

but yea for anyone who hasnt tried it i will let you know how well it works

 

[olliewebbuk]

if youve got nothing good to say then dont say it?

I have got something good to say:

You can press universal PowerFlex mounts into the standard hanger for a few quid.

 

[AshWebb]

Tigerseal > Prima Racing

this!
plus;
full wallet > empty wallet!

 

[AshWebb]

I have got something good to say:

You can press universal PowerFlex mounts into the standard hanger for a few quid.

well done! so make a thread on it so that other clio owners aware of it, because i know i wasnt

 

[olliewebbuk]

It's been covered before.

 

[5678]

I have got something good to say:

You can press universal PowerFlex mounts into the standard hanger for a few quid.

What powerflex part number did you use? Need to do mine.

 

[olliewebbuk]

The small yellow ones they sell in Halfords. Dunno the part number. I'll try and check later.

 

[olliewebbuk]

I used a EXH 010 but in yellow and not red as they are now. I cut it down so I had the long end. Then drilled a hole in the middle just big enough for the exhaust hanger.

Then I used some WD-40 and a vice to bang it in and some wire to make sure it wouldn't move (even though it won't any way).

 

[montana]

What powerflex part number did you use? Need to do mine.

Have a search , a thread was made a couple of months back. You can also use an old socket for the same effect

 

[mr.pink87]

Have a search , a thread was made a couple of months back. You can also use an old socket for the same effect

A socket in the mount is the uber-pikey way!

 

[Dan]

A socket in the mount is the uber-pikey way!

Uber pikey yes........ But it worked as a quick fix for me

Gone to the power flex mounts now though

 

[Kam.]

Tigerseal > Prima Racing

you have to laugh, but thats regarded as good, yet when done at home is pikey..

 

[montana]

you have to laugh, but thats regarded as good, yet when done at home is pikey..

Exactly.....

The socket mod (there is even a guide about it) was free and the option i chose. Is the word "pikey" the word of the month on CS

 

[AshWebb]

tbh i dont see the issue with any way to fix the problem as long as it works well!
why does it matter how "pikey" it may seem to other people if its never seen and all it is doing is holding your exhaust in the right place?
tigerseal is just the job!

 

[montana]

good man, more than 1 way to skin a cat

 

[Glenn182]

Tigerseal > Prima Racing

FTW!! Done this with mine.