Exhaust WCE104642

[rangeyrover]

Where do you guys get your exhaust parts from?
I don't want custom, just on price, but the cost for parts in Australia are mad compared to the UK for the same piece.
I'm after the centre muffler WCE104642 as mine has broken its baffles I think causing resonance at 2100 Rpm on a v8 under load.
Thanks
RR

[Pedro_The_Swift]

so you want to replace with a genuine part?

[Tombie]

Go aftermarket and have an exhaust mob just weld in a new box...

Nothing gained by staying genuine there except a lighter wallet :angel:

[rangeyrover]

I guess Im struggling with understanding, being a pom. This is my first exhaust in Australia.
I'm used to being able to order the part, and fit at home, exhausts aren't hard and theres lots of space under a D2.
Here is the cost of the part from a pattern manufacturer.

WCE104640 | Superceded Land Rover Part WCE104640 (http://www.lrdirect.com/WCE104640-Exhaust-Assy-In/)

Is it easier/cheaper to get an exhaust shop to weld in a generic muffler in Aus?
Are there no online stores to buy the bit by type?

[bee utey]

1. Try contacting Roverlord (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/roverlord+off+road+spares.html) on this forum, he may have what you need.
2. Try a Rover parts dealer in Australia, e.g. Rovacraft. (http://www.rovacraft.com.au/about/locations.html)
3. Check the price of air freight from the UK, orders under $A1000 don't attract GST and import duties, and you save on VAT. Could be cheaper by a fair bit. UK air freight can take as little as 4 days to get here, less than local postage sometimes!

[twr7cx]

I guess Im struggling with understanding, being a pom. This is my first exhaust in Australia.
I'm used to being able to order the part, and fit at home, exhausts aren't hard and theres lots of space under a D2.
Here is the cost of the part from a pattern manufacturer.

WCE104640 | Superceded Land Rover Part WCE104640 (http://www.lrdirect.com/WCE104640-Exhaust-Assy-In/)

Is it easier/cheaper to get an exhaust shop to weld in a generic muffler in Aus?
Are there no online stores to buy the bit by type?

Yes, that might be what you do in the UK, and it is also likely the easiest option here if you were dealing with a locally manufactured vehicle such as a Falcon or Commodore where you can get the new exhaust section from Repco or Bursons or some other auto store that keeps them in stock or can source relatively quickly from a warehouse. In this case unbolting the old and bolting in a new generic/pattern replacement (such as Walker brand) would work well and is a DIY job.

BUT, with the Land Rover, they're not manufactured locally here, like they are in the UK where you are used to and comparing. Therefore the exhaust piece needs to come in from half way around the world - consider the size of it now, that large length means more expensive freight costs. Hence, why it's likely to be cheaper here to have an exhaust shop replace the can with a generic replacement rather than fit a new section - probably cost you not much more than the freight costs alone for the section.