My exhaust hanger has snapped and is only held together with what I think is under seal this has led to me losing 8 ring hanger rubbers so far and the exhaust is currently held on with a wire coat hanger for the ghetto effect

i have seen in the FAQ section there is a guide to replacing the hanger bracket with a repair section and a VW part # which I then gave to my local dealer and was told it is no longer available. 

 

Is is there anywhere I can get these? 

Has anybody made a better hanger, if so what did you use. 

 

Thanks

need to make something yourself...this is what i made and its been no bother 

 

just snap the hooks off and bolt this on

That looks pretty much exactly like the repair  section that dixy refers to.

If you have access to welding equipment, you can buy lengths of mild steel rod at B&Q - they also sell metal brackets which could be cut down to what you need.

You could probably use a nut-and-bolt fitting to fix it to the floor, but do coat any holes that you drill in the floor with paint or wax.

 

Regards

the genuine repairs are still just thin pressed sheet so wont last that great

 

i fitted mine with nuts n bolts after all 

One of the hangers gave up on me yesterday (after owning the car 5 days). I've ordered 2 mk2 golf hangers that I'll bolt on, hopefully problem solved 

I've used one of the genuine VW repair panels and they are just thin metal that is very easily bent. So making your own hangers from round bar as shown above is probably a more long term solution. 

 

On my GT I have a custom made exhaust and that is hung by mounts that I just bolted to the boot floor. That has been a great solution that has lasted over 2 years now and it also allowed me to raise the exhaust further up.

 

I've used one of the genuine VW repair panels and they are just thin metal that is very easily bent. So making your own hangers from round bar as shown above is probably a more long term solution. 

 

On my GT I have a custom made exhaust and that is hung by mounts that I just bolted to the boot floor. That has been a great solution that has lasted over 2 years now and it also allowed me to raise the exhaust further up.

 

Have you got pictures of what you did? Mine need bending back every couple months so I'm looking to do something similar x

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It is quite possible to make this type of thing 'too strong' - If you were to bolt thickish (say 3mm) plate to the floor and hang a weight like the exhaust system on to it, it would be likely to crack the floor around the plate.

You can use 3mm plate BUT, rather than have a square or even round shape, it is better to make it an 'hour glass' shape, this makes a longer perimeter to the plate and is less likely to crack the floor.

If you look at joints in chassis sections, you will see that they use the same principle, maybe forming a 'V', but never with sharp corners, which are crack inducing.

 

Regards

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