Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Bracket has broken on my exhaust & its only about 1 yr old 
They are crap & ghey
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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Yes, they are...
http://alcoholic.custard.org/exhaust/
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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thought you had a BTB or something system?
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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I do
The backbox is powerflow though
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Poot
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Registered: 30th Jan 05
Location: Wales/midlands drives: 1.6 16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan B
Yes, they are...
http://alcoholic.custard.org/exhaust/
LOL I like the way the 'Powerflow stainless steel exhausts' bit is overcome with rust 
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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yes they are gay, never understand why so many people have them.
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Gavin
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
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yeah.... long life my arse
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan B
Yes, they are...
http://alcoholic.custard.org/exhaust/
Funnily enough my old PowerBlow has done exactly the same as in those pics, it currently leans up against my parents garage wall!
I was going to bung it on eBay as I doubt anyone that knew anything about cars would want it!
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dannycorsa c
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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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its the person who fits the zorst thats crap. most powerflow fitters dont have a clue. the guy who did my powerflow is a good freind n he took alot ov time in doing it and iv had no problems what so ever.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Only Powerflow dealer I trust is RSR in Redhill, the blokes there are'nt cowboys and really take there time.
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Only Powerflow dealer I trust is RSR in Redhill, the blokes there are'nt cowboys and really take there time.
I went there Ojc - can also say they are good (closest one to me also)
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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good job it has a lifetime guarantee then
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marklaruk
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Registered: 4th Sep 04
Location: Leeds
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my rubber bracket broke other day. (only had it about 5 months)
took it back and he fixed a new one back on, put some tie wraps roundit to make it that bit stronger
[Edited on 10-07-2005 by marklaruk]
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by dannycorsa c
its the person who fits the zorst thats crap. most powerflow fitters dont have a clue. the guy who did my powerflow is a good freind n he took alot ov time in doing it and iv had no problems what so ever.
the person that fits it has no control over the quality of the metal
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Turriff Tyres did a spot on job to mine and alot of people's cars local to me.
A lot of people dont understand the concept of a "franchise"
As for quality specify you want Grade 304
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
quote:
Originally posted by dannycorsa c
its the person who fits the zorst thats crap. most powerflow fitters dont have a clue. the guy who did my powerflow is a good freind n he took alot ov time in doing it and iv had no problems what so ever.
the person that fits it has no control over the quality of the metal
Exactly so doesnt matter how long they take to fit it.
Powerflow are crap and the welds and quality of stainless cannot match that of a S/S off the shelf item.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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i had mine made at gates tyres in carlisle, sunny cumbria. top quality job, never had any bother with it at all. maybe just depends on who and where its done by. id recommend em from my experience
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NeilsC
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Registered: 6th Dec 00
Location: Middlesex drivin a Puma Racing on FRS 18's
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Only Powerflow dealer I trust is RSR in Redhill, the blokes there are'nt cowboys and really take there time.
i went there once as the Croydon branch screwed me around. They are good but if you have a low car, it's a pain in the butt to get in there 
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by chewy
good job it has a lifetime guarantee then
As I've found out, the "lifetime" guarantee doesn't cover surface-rust......it can have 100% surface-rust, and neither Powerflow nor the garage who fitted it (this might be down to each individual garage, but Top Gear in Burnley absolutely refused to do anything with it, which meant a completely nice waste of money) will touch it with a barge-pole until the rust causes a hole in the metal itself.
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Cookie CCuk
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Dan B just help it get ruster and get a hole in it 
Then they cant screw ya about but then again u might be waiting a while ^.^
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
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I've had mine on the Astra fitted by Top Gear in Aylesbury, only had one problem and it was just a bracket that had to be moved slightly (near the cat) apart from that it's been fine.
Had it fitted in April.
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Dan B
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Registered: 25th Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Cookie CCuk
Dan B just help it get ruster and get a hole in it
Then they cant screw ya about but then again u might be waiting a while ^.^
It's currently sat in my parents' garage, back home, after having been taken off the car 9 months after it was fitted (the pics linked in my original post were after 9 months of it having been fitted to the car). That was about 2 years ago now, maybe 3......I went to Trading Standards, the garage just pretty much ignored them and sent them a very brief "no, we're not fixing it" letter, after which Trading Standards advised I take them to Small Claims Court.
Due to the charges involved with doing that, and the possible risk of getting a 208-year-old JP whose opinion is that "an exhaust is an exhaust", I reluctantly decided against taking it further......wasted my money, an expensive lesson learned, but I won't be going anywhere near a Powerflow exhaust or Top Gear branch ever again.
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sri_davie
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Registered: 8th Aug 04
Location: Glasgow
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ive got noe for my corsa and its exactly the same the only good bits the back box shes still gleaming but that could be becuse i keep it spotless
davie
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