Balls, exhaust fooked... opinions on warranty etc?

[Dansta]

OK, had this Prospeed put on last January, loved the sound and the stealthness of it, however after a few months I noticed an almost baffley noise coming from the backbox... nothing loud just a slight bugging noise. Anyway i left it, then a few days ago I started the car and it sounded bloody awful... like it was really blowing in the centre section.... have been a bit busy but just had a look and this is what I found on the centre Section...

Now prospeed have a lifetime warranty, so I thought I should take it back and get it replaired/replaced, but on closer inspection I can see that its scraped on the bottom side a couple of times and assume this may be a factor in the splitting of the seal... however should it have split so easily? what are peoples opinions? Warranty job or not?

Thanks in advance

 

[Rossy197]

If it was me i'd sand paper it down and spray with some high temp paint that protects the exhaust, that way they'd never know i presume

 

[Dansta]

I'm not really the deceptive type to be honest fella. Bit backwards like that but yeah I see where your coming from.

 

[172Ben]

Speak to charlie, i cant see him not fixing it for you.

 

[Dansta]

Thats what I was thinking... he was a really sound bloke. Wales is a 400mile round trip for me though bit s**t as I was there two weeks ago! arrrrgh lol

Is it simply weldable?

 

[172Ben]

I would of thought he might put a new silencer on. Rewelding might simply be a quick fix tbh

 

[Dansta]

Does he have email? Might email him some pics and ring him in the morning...
Will the car get through an MOT with that?

 

[172Ben]

pro-speed@btconnect.com
Not sure on the MOT bit mate

 

[Daniel]

That won't pass an MOT, but if it was me, i'd weld it back up.

Its a quick job and certainly not worth driving 400 miles!

 

[Dansta]

Cheers for all the replies guys... always count on CS to answer my queries.
Dan... not that easy mate, don't have easy access to welding equipment Might stick up a post on here later if anyone I know does.

 

[172Ben]

Local garage?

 

[Firas]

phone prospeed first mate and tell them your situation and that if its ok for you to get the welding done at a local garage. otherwise if you dont tell them then it may invalidate your lifetime warenty but surely a few scrapes shouldnt make the welds burst open like that so i would look to getting a replacement made. i would look for a local powerflow dealer or exhaust place and get them to make you a new cantre section. will probs be cheaper than the petrol you will use to get to prospeed

 

[Dansta]

Cheers guys.. gonna call Charlie today at some point. Was thinking about swapping the backbox for the 182 type rear box instead anyway.