Polyurethane exhaust hanger mod for Mk4's with 3 inch exhausts

[bujna]

Hey Guys,

Since getting a 3 inch exhaust earlier in the year, the piping has occasionally hit the rear cross member when the car has passengers in the back seat. The exhaust would also bounce around a bit when leaving or entering ****ty driveways, and going over speed humps. The culprit for this is the stock exhaust hanger between the cross member and muffler is made of reasonably soft rubber and sags over time with heavier exhausts.

I found this remedy on vortex...
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4572859

Following that howto today, i made up the following exhaust hanger using a Cusco Polyurethane hanger bought off good old ebay ($25), and the bracket from my existing hanger. (I actually bought a fresh stock hanger just in case things didn't work out. )



The new hanger has pulled the exhaust up quite a bit. There's almost 2cms of clearance between the exhaust piping and cross member now, and the exhaust isn't moving/bouncing about at all... Overall i'm very happy.

[Treza360]

Good work mate. Thanks for letting us know about it.
Cheers,
Trent

[Bboy_Sparx]

This is happening on my car and it's giving me the poos

[No457 Snowy]

I had this problem and utilised a suitable sized Heavy Duty hose clamp around the outside of the stock rubber hanger to help support it. You can then adjust the clamp just until any rattles are gone. It allows the system to move quite freely as needed but prevents the rubber hanger from over-extending under the weight of the bigger stainless system.

Just another option.

Snowy

[Bboy_Sparx]

I had this problem and utilised a suitable sized Heavy Duty hose clamp around the outside of the stock rubber hanger to help support it. You can then adjust the clamp just until any rattles are gone. It allows the system to move quite freely as needed but prevents the rubber hanger from over-extending under the weight of the bigger stainless system.

Just another option.

Snowy

Hmm that sounds A LOT easier

[bujna]

I read about that on vortex too, but i was worried that the exhaust would still be able to bounce around a bit, and that the hose clamp might slip off the rubber...I guess it's been working ok for you though Snowy, so that's cool.

[No457 Snowy]

Your fix looks very good mate, my fix is just another way for lazy people.

[DUB 12V]

I read about that on vortex too, but i was worried that the exhaust would still be able to bounce around a bit, and that the hose clamp might slip off the rubber...I guess it's been working ok for you though Snowy, so that's cool.

this it true trust me the hose clamp is not the best fix im always putting it back on