Exhaust flexible joint issues, paint services?

Exhaust flexible joint issues, paint services?

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griff59

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282 posts

77 months

Monday 16th September
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Hi all, I'm having big trouble sorting this out, the joint in the middle of my Griff exhaust is leaking, I’m told it’s difficult to find a replacement, someone told me of a garage in Maidstone Kent that can do repairs and solve problems like this, does anyone know about this place? I don’t want to have to buy a whole new exhaust.
It's blowing enough to be an MOT advisory.
Also, I need a couple small touch ups on my paintwork, does anyone know of a place in mid Kent, preferably a mobile service that's fine working with fibreglass?

Many thanks,

Griff.

phillpot

17,279 posts

190 months

Monday 16th September
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Bought and fitted one of these when I had the same issue, tight fit but it worked smile

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354442901170?_skw=flexi...

Binned the U clamps and used a couple of these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226198149631?_skw=mikal...

Loubaruch

1,276 posts

205 months

Monday 16th September
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As Philpot said. I did the same but brazed it onto the exhaust.

If you want a quick fix for MOT buy a sheet of 1mm Zinc sheet and bend it over the flexi bit and secure with a couple of 10mm bolts.
If this does not make sense I can send a photo. Zinc is very easy to cut and bend

griff59

Original Poster:

282 posts

77 months

Thursday 19th September
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Many thanks, I did think it must be fairly easy to bend a bit of metal and secure it with jubilee clips or similar, trouble is I don’t have access to a ramp otherwise I could do it myself.
Thanks for that Ebay link, I may look at that option, does anyone know what size I'd need?

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Tye Green

796 posts

116 months

Thursday 19th September
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there's a couple of complete griff exhausts on Facebook marketplace at the moment

LuckyThirteen

628 posts

26 months

Thursday 19th September
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If you're anywhere near Staffordshire 'Cole's Autotech' would make quick work of this

griff59

Original Poster:

282 posts

77 months

Tuesday 22nd October
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Update, managed to track down those flexi joints on Ebay, having it fitted next week.

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