anyone come up with a centre exhaust bracket fix?

[Clio Neil]

Mine has broke twice in 6 weeks. the rubber is just no good and always looks too taught. I've seen the shackle and mount fix, but wondered if anyone had come up with anything else? I may weld and bend my own to then use a universal/normal exhaust rubber. I want it looking right and not mackled together.

 

[Dan519]

There's an upgraded part from renault that doesn't break so easily, but if it's stretched to start with, your exhaust isn't sitting in the right place

 

[DrewG]

Did mine this evening... heavy duty jubilee clip !

Wrap round the new mount before you offer it up.. Just a few cable ties to stop it slipping away from the rubber. And it's adjustable.

 

[James28]

Similar to that ^ But just put a couple of cable ties around the outside of it, rather than the jubilee clip. stop it stretching, if you get what I mean.
There was a thread about it on here somewhere.

 

[Clio Neil]

There's an upgraded part from renault that doesn't break so easily, but if it's stretched to start with, your exhaust isn't sitting in the right place

That's what I thought originally, the only valid reason I can see though is that its a pattern part centre section. When I bought it 6 weeks ago the guy had a new exhaust on it, so I think the hanger on the exhaust is skew wiff! It's also just pops off without breaking the rubber too as the hanger looks too short.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Fit your exhaust properly!

It's not the center mount that's the problem it's the rear one - it's soo soft the whole exhaust hangs down
I fitted a solid rear mount and a new renault center one - been fine for a year - no stretching at all

 

[Tigger]

There was a thread on here while back - someone used a D shackle + a Powerflex universal bush. Seemed to do the trick

 

[Clio Neil]

Fit your exhaust properly!

It's not the center mount that's the problem it's the rear one - it's soo soft the whole exhaust hangs down
I fitted a solid rear mount and a new renault center one - been fine for a year - no stretching at all

To be honest, I never thought about it like that. The back mount was new too, but if that's s**t, then the middle bracket is trying to take the weight and stretching the rubber.