Suggestions for my replacment exhaust

[louche_boy]

On the weekend I rather unhappily reveresed over a small island which i couldn´t see out the back of the car, thus removing my exhaust pipe system.

I haven´t really been brave enough to look at it properly, but a third is missing from the ´drive´home (which was very noisy at 12 a night) and upsetting, plus i don´t know enough about the cars systems to really tell what´s going on.

What i do know is that I will need a whole new system, and here comes the part i need help with.

Should I replace the system with a similiar one as the original spec, or go for something more exotic. I don´t want a louded system, in fact preferable as quiet as poss. but wouldn´t mind a style direction if anyone has some to add.

She´s a lachs silver ´88 cabriolet 325i as per my sig. pic. and she´s not very happy at the moment )like her owner who only recently purchased her.

Prices on these systems would also be helpful.

Thanks all in advance.

louchie

[corkie]

take it to kwikfit for a free estimate then decide.imo good luck

[louche_boy]

take it to kwikfit for a free estimate then decide.imo good luck

I popped into Nationwide and for the full system plus fitting was around the £450 mark

[NatDJ]

Ebay my friend! Never go to a company like Nationwide.....they watch you walk in, pull your panties down and somewhere along the line they've lost their watch and you can hear a ticking in your semi colon.

The for sale section on here lists countless E30's being fragged so you should get one for a 1/4 of that price.
There is even a full scorpion system (albeit maybe a bit too loud for your liking) for sale this morning.

Have butchers.

[louche_boy]

Are they fairly simple to install yourself?

[stevotheevo]

a small amount of spanner skills will see you right, more of a patience job with the zaust.

[B7]

Not a difficult job at all. Just remember to buy a new exhaust manifold to downpipe gasket (I reckon yours will be a 2 part system) and the olives that seal the 2 sections together. You may also want to buy new rear box mounting staps as these rot and are probably now scrap due to your mishap.

[e30bmlover]

take it to kwikfit for a free estimate then decide.imo good luck

I popped into Nationwide and for the full system plus fitting was around the £450 mark

shit! my genuine spanking new 3 piece system from the dealer wasnt that much!

[capri_rob]

I've never bothered fitting exhausts myself - far easier if you can get the car up on a 4 post lift which not many of us have.

Better to buy the exhaust yourself and then give your local ATS monkey a few beer tokens to fit it while the boss isn't looking - done this on plenty of cars in the past and never had a problem