Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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Would kwik fit remove my back box for me?
I am trying to put a new one on my car but I can't get the old one off. It's going to need heat or a lot of hammering.
Would they consider not doing it if I am not actually getting them to fit a replacement?
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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Don't you have a local garage? Wouldn't let quick fit put air in a tyre for me bunch of monkeys.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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Kwik fit is the closest. Don't want to go too far away from the house if i am driving with half an exhaust. Plus, with it being a bank holiday I imagine a lot of the local garages would be shut.
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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Why not just ring them up and ask then? Can't see it being a problem, I'd give em the new one ask tell them to chuck it on too. Saves rolling round on the floor
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
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They are closed at the moment, just thought maybe a employee would be a member on here.
I have an assumption that as I am not buying a new one from them, they will charge quite a lot for the labour. I don't mind putting the new one on myself.
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
Why not just ring them up and ask then? Can't see it being a problem, I'd give em the new one ask tell them to chuck it on too. Saves rolling round on the floor
What Tom said
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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Nothing wrong with kwik fit tbh.
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MikeF86
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TOM is far too skilled for the likes of kiwi fit mechanics Nic, did you not know he part own a garage......
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djgritt
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Registered: 1st Nov 07
Location: Dorset Drives: Focus ST / Hyundai i20N
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Kwik Fit are fucking shit.
Absolutely detest having to use them for my current/past Company cars.
Used many across the Country. Never really been a good experience.
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MikeF86
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One next door to my garage isn't too bad tbh....
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Tried to sell us a bearing for a Corsa b for £75 and charge roughly same to fit.
Only went there as seized when driving on a Sunday
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Dee25790
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Registered: 3rd Jun 14
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Cut it off with a grinder.. Could buy a 5 inch grinder for £20 quid probably what they will charge you to cut it off for you and you get a grinder to keep too haha
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeF86
One next door to my garage isn't too bad tbh....
Use them often to pull you out the shit when you fuck your jobs up?
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Nic Barnes
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Jesus wept, we get it tom, you are the fuckin greatest there ever has been. I mean your rotten poorly running mk2 cav proves the standard of your work so give it a rest.
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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Haven't you got a bonnet bra or child's playmat to go and bodge into your shonky old van nic,
People make a dig at me so I make one back and your straight there, stop being so upset that your a failure at life nic, where's your m5 by the way? After all the shit you have Johnny for taking weeks to post a pic of a logbook up? "I can go and get one tommorow" ....... Two weeks ago
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Nic Barnes
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I can is different to i am. You have a poor grasp at the English language, unsurprising for a pikey fuck.
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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Bored of you now, same old gypo pikey comments, clearly don't fall into that category what do ever, get some new material.
I can is also different to I cant, the sooner you realise this the better, maybe then you'll stop having such a problem with people what actually can, and spend less time in the Internet telling your make believe friends you can afford things that your really know you can't, Cumbrian shit talking pikey.
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Dave
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
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Anyway.......
Experience suggests Kwik Fit won't touch anything they haven't supplied so it seems unlikely they'll take your old one off.
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Nic Barnes
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I can afford £400 a month for finance no problems don't you concern yourself about it kid. Already said I've got a house to buy first.
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Dee25790
Cut it off with a grinder.. Could buy a 5 inch grinder for £20 quid...
This is what i would do and have done in the past when i replaced a back box on a Corsa - spent a few hours trying to get it off with hammers, ended up using a grinder which took all of a minute or two to get the box off.
Plus as mentioned, it's unlikely Kwik Fit will touch it unless they're supplying the parts.
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Dee25790
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Registered: 3rd Jun 14
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You can get it off without grinding it off but honestly it's such a ballache having to chisel it then hammer all the way round to loosen it then chisel it again.
The steel crunches if you tighten the exhaust clamp up even the tiniest bit too tight and it's a bastard to get off.
Cut a slit into either side of the pipe and it will pretty much slide off. Don't cut too deep as u will damage the centre pipe
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MikeF86
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Registered: 14th Feb 15
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
quote:
Originally posted by MikeF86
One next door to my garage isn't too bad tbh....
Use them often to pull you out the shit when you fuck your jobs up?
Yep! Got it one pal.
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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Kwik fit said they couldn't do it as I wasn't buying a new part from them and if they damaged the car they wouldn't be covered?
Got it done by a local garage just up the road from them though. Annoyingly, the exhaust seemingly slid off when the guy was working on it as when I drove to the garage it made enough heat to wiggle free. Bugger.
Garage only took £20 to fit it though.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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Stick potato in it and undo all the bolts then start engine. Can loosen them. Potato might not be essential i made that bit up
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3CorsaMeal
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Oh right. You already done it. Missed that
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