Exhaust hangers for a Scorpion back box?

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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:48 am

I've got a e30 M3 scorpion back box but no hangers for it. Does anyone know where I'll get some to fit a facelift car?

I can buy hangers for a 320 but I've no idea if the circumference of the boxes are the same?
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:33 pm

Try jetex, I think they might be able to help.
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:26 pm

No luck there, they make them up for their own system but wouldnt have something of the shelf. I'm probably as well of buying a pair of e30 hangers and cutting them to suit, anyone know where to get stainless hangers?
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:33 pm

BMW hangers are useless, you will dent the box. Ive fitted Scorpion supplied hangers in the past, some have fitted perfectly, some have needed to be cut and re-welded.
In the future I will make my own with some strips of stainless steel as the Scorpion hangers are something stupid like £36 each

You can see by the pics they are quite simple

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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:44 pm

DanThe wrote:BMW hangers are useless, you will dent the box.
Indeed they are, Bodge it Rog now has a slightly squashed back box :roll:
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:07 pm

knock out the bolts from e30 hangers and use longer ones, i have done it a few times with no problems
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 8:19 pm

wullie325i wrote:knock out the bolts from e30 hangers and use longer ones, i have done it a few times with no problems
It doesnt work, the scorpion boxes are wider than the originals, and because the original hangers have corners they dent the sides of the box
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Post Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:07 pm

So I should get my old bmw ones (if I can find them) chop the straps of and make new ones?

I don't think mine is that wide, it's oval but not far of round.
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Post Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:06 am

The proper hangers do last though and work v.well so worth considering!
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Post Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:06 pm

Oh yeah, its not so bad if they fit and work, but having to cut the hangers off and re-weld them into the correct position after spending over £60m is a bit disappointing :)
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Post Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:44 pm

DanThe wrote:Oh yeah, its not so bad if they fit and work, but having to cut the hangers off and re-weld them into the correct position after spending over £60m is a bit disappointing :)
£60m?? glad I bodged mine up :wink:
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