jcman

Has anyone here had a replacement flex pipe welded on the down pipe with out unbolting it from the header to get to the top seem?

2.7Lturbo

not on this car but on my old jetta, its possible but the weld.... well she aint what i would call pretty but it held so function over form i guess

jcman

We have a couple of good old boys here at a local shop who have done some excelent and reasonable exhaust work on my trucks and neighbors cars, had the daughters car there for the resonator hanger repair and they pointed out the mini holes in the flex pipes, the tech said the only way to weld the top is to drop the pipe, and thats labor intensive. Might just replace the down pipes with the E-bay site from Canada. Thanks 2.7Lturbo

2.7Lturbo

might be too tight to get there, or the guy might not have the skill to do it, either ways kudos to him for being honest

Donuts

Yes...had it done on my old 2.8L ATQ Passat....same process would hold here. The issue is finding some place with the skills to do it. Bought the flex units from Exhaust Direct in Canada and my shop cut the old ones and welded in the new without unbolting the pipes from the exhaust manifold. Cost me like $80 or $90 in labor for both.

bigdadi

I had 2002 A6Q and Meineke didn't lower it, just cut and weld back a new flex pipe in. Doing one side takes 45 mins. 1 year warranty. Cost $200 (parts&labor) you can online download coupon $20 to lower price to $180 before tax.

jschick

took one to the local custom muffler shop. 1 hr and $80 later it was replaced. they just cut the old out and spliced in a new one. i think their pipe was $40 and another $40 for labor.

jcman

Hey, thanks guys for the input and suggestions. I quess I'll check with someone else who can do it, based on what I've read here.

Again, Many thanks

bigdadi

Part side should be around $40-$50 and 1 hr labor is the most resonable to take care one side of flex pipe. My A6 has 2 flex pipes (L&R).