Do you have to replace the WHOLE exhuast on a fiat punto?

[dadface1]

i have recently purchased a cat d 04 fiat punto and the back bit of the exhaust fell off within a month. I think it was just the back box.

I went to kwikfit and they said they had to replace the whole thing which woul cost about 160 quid.
because i was thinking of getting a performace/sports backbpx replaced anyway, i am thinking i should go to another garage and having it welded on.

At first i thought kwikfit were just trying to make more money out of me by asking me to replace the whole thing, but ive heard some other people say that you cant just replace a sepearte part of the exhuast as it is one continous piece.

Is there any truth to this?

also if i do get the whole thing replaced then i would have to pay extra to get the backbox modified. any suggestions for an alternative option?

 

[misskitti7®]

just get a new back box wealded on,
i went to argos of all places and got a ywin back box for 49:99 it came with clamp but i wealded it on as well for added security

regards x kitti x

 

[Colin M]

There's some Fiat sport back boxes on here:- http://www.ashleyexhausts.co.uk/c5205_1163_1202_1210.htm

And you can find conventional back boxes on here, for example:-http://www.onlineautomotive.co.uk/search_results.php?
so they certainly exist.

I'd guess they just want to flog you a full system, though to be fair the rest may be in such a state that it's impractical just to do the back box. Try another exhaust place and see what they say.