LCR Exhaust Gap between Rear Bumper

[kwan88]

Dear All,

I have just compared another Cupra R with mine and I have noticed that the rear exhause gap between the rear bumper is wider than the other Cupra R. Its as if the exhuast is loose.

I have just checked underneth the rear box closest to the tail pipe and the exhaust is definiely connected to the car. I have tried lefting the exhaust up to see if it was the loose but all seems fine. Any ideas? Where do I get it fixed and how much will it cost?

Regards.

 

[Willie]

Doesn't sound like its broken to fix
Just sounds a bit low

 

[Al_G]

Mines the same...

Guess its just another LCR quirk

 

[Matt Cupra R]

Mine is too close and bangs on the bumper every time you go over a bump. Trust me, you are better off with yours as it is.

 

[G2232]

mine has dropped and only after fitting the new rear arb did i notice one of the brackets had actually snaped which i hadn't even seen before as its right under the bumper from what i remember but basically i could not see it until i was right under the car, but even with it snapped i couldn't lift the exhaust back up

 

[kwan88]

was the bracket under the rear box / tail pipe area or futher alone the exhuast towards the middle section?

Regards.

 

[Feel]

There's a bracket just before the back box that commonly snaps off...

 

[Seat til I die]

mine is closer to the right of the gap than the left!! just assumed it was an LCR quirk, nothing to worry about.

 

[supercuprar]

ye i had the garage sort mine out a while ago looks perfect now

 

[Willie]

Whats the sticker all about?

 

[supercuprar]

it was left on after le mans back in june

 

[Gaz-04]

If you still have warranty remaining you may be able to push your dealer into replacing your backbox. They did mine without me even asking about it.

 

[Seat til I die]

ye i had the garage sort mine out a while ago looks perfect now

yeh thats spot on

 

[karlosR]

mine was hanging a bit low (fnarr fnarr) but it all seemed solid so ididn't think any more about it. when it went for its first MOT they told me that the mounting on the backbox had come away and was close to breaking off. £10 later i had a fixed exhaust and a tailpipe that sat higher up.

 

[kwan88]

Went under the car today after your advise and found that as with all of you, the bracket before the rear box had come adrift.

Rang Seat SMC in Windsor to see if the 5th year warrenty covered this and they said that he was wear and tear. Tried to get a replacement bracket or for therm to weld it back and they wanted £ 155 parts only for a new exhaust.

Anyway went to Reliance Auto Test in Slough and they welded it back for only £ 15.

Regards.

 

[karlosR]

sweet, i'm glad you got it sorted out cheaply

 

[kwan88]

Thanks, i was quite surprised that Seat did't sell the bracket?