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need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:42 pm
by jason1987
but theyre £75 on euro car parts, is £160 about right? as theyre normally a cheap place but thats a big difference.
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:46 pm
by Gary406
if euro are doing it at £75
then yes £160 DOESNT sound right ..
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:12 pm
by Gary406
get it from euro. great supplier and great service
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:06 pm
by Roylewaa
I just got one fitted for £125 at my local garage, Cat was £75, garage did their usual £20 mark up on the part plus £30 labour
I had no choice as I bought a cat of ebay for £30, seller was adament it was a 2 litre cat, but low a behold it was a 1.8 one, car was stuck on the ramps at the garage with no cat on so I had to ask them to supply one, I wasint happy

Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:38 pm
by lozz
Roylewaa wrote:I just got one fitted for £125 at my local garage, Cat was £75, garage did their usual £20 mark up on the part plus £30 labour
I had no choice as I bought a cat of ebay for £30, seller was adament it was a 2 litre cat, but low a behold it was a 1.8 one, car was stuck on the ramps at the garage with no cat on so I had to ask them to supply one, I wasint happy

Ffs,
sorry to hear that mate,
Sendthe seller a strong worded email
Sounds like the Plonker as Got the cat mixed up with another en or hes just an idiot that just posts any old Junk out too earn the ££s

Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:41 pm
by jason1987
i just wasnt sure £75 was right as £160 is a big difference and this tyre place is normally cheap, is the cat easy to change? just clamps?
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:46 pm
by lozz
jason1987 wrote:i just wasnt sure £75 was right as £160 is a big difference and this tyre place is normally cheap, is the cat easy to change? just clamps?
bolts & a clamp mate,
see ebay piccy
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CATALYTIC-CONVERT ... 27b2635084
easy enough to change if the bolts havent rusted,
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:06 am
by jason1987
theres 2 on euro car parts tho, one is £76 and the other £250
http://www.eurocarparts.com/catalytic-converter
its for a sri turbo, i hope the £76 one is for mine aswell, seeing as i entered my reg
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:25 am
by Roylewaa
lozz wrote:Roylewaa wrote:I just got one fitted for £125 at my local garage, Cat was £75, garage did their usual £20 mark up on the part plus £30 labour
I had no choice as I bought a cat of ebay for £30, seller was adament it was a 2 litre cat, but low a behold it was a 1.8 one, car was stuck on the ramps at the garage with no cat on so I had to ask them to supply one, I wasint happy

Ffs,
sorry to hear that mate,
Sendthe seller a strong worded email
Sounds like the Plonker as Got the cat mixed up with another en or hes just an idiot that just posts any old Junk out too earn the ££s

The cat that came has actually got '406 phase 1 1.8 16v' on it in tippex, so I don't know what he was playing at, I'm annoyed as I sent him a msg first and made sure, even tho his listing said it was a 2 litre one, I'd already left feedback as I took his word for it and I never opened the packaging, guess I too trustworthy
Ive whacked it back on ebay for 99p start with no reserve just to get rid

Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:57 am
by Gary406
glad my bloody car doesnt have a cat convertor

Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:29 pm
by jason1987
just had a look and my cat goes all the way up to the turbo, how am i ment to reach it lol? is it harder on sris? or is it just simple
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:46 am
by jason1987
well now what do i do? got to eurocarparts and they say they dont sell cats for the sri turbo in the whole company, so i cant get a cat from them let alone for £75, camberly auto factors want £140 plus the old cat, so wished i never cancelled my £160 fitted job at the tyre place, is there anywhere i can get a new cat for under £100?
Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:46 am
by mjb
jason1987 wrote:just had a look and my cat goes all the way up to the turbo, how am i ment to reach it lol? is it harder on sris? or is it just simple
If memory serves you should be able to get underneath and squeeze your hands up to the connection, which I think is a couple of bolts to the turbo? I know the oxygen sensor sits above the cat and I managed to get to that without much trouble... and I'm not a small bloke

Re: need new cat, quoted £160 at tyre place
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:01 pm
by jason1987
my dump valve isnt wrecking my cat is it? as i read dv make engines overfuel