100 miles of Herefordshire roads yesterday has cost me 2 of my 4 exhaust springs. I expect the remaining 2 are fairly fatigued so I'd like to find 4 newish ones. I can only see shorter ones on ebay and when searching parts sites.

This is the remains of one of the two that broke but remained attached:



Pointers to a parts site welcome or I'm happy to buy some unwanted ones.

Try here. You will need some measurements like spring diameter length and tension measured in N/mm
http://www.entexstocksprings.co.uk/index.php?route=common/home

Shaggy this is a great site. Nothing listed quite fits the specs but I have emailed them to see if they can recommend something.

Thanks,

Hugh

Hugh as a temp job make a u on that spring and use stiff wire to make  another double ended hook piece to replace the missing part. Beetle brake shoe springs are 14 mm so the same with them just to get you mobile whilst searching.

Excellent practical tip Snoopy.

In fact as one spring is nowhere to be seen I've made two non spring loops of stiff wire to go with the surviving spring pair so I'm still mobile. But utilising the broken one is better engineering practice.

The exhaust must sit on a sleeve so even if all 4 attachments failed I presumably have to go over a pot hole to shed the end pipe. And there must be a performance argument that says its better to weld this tail piece on to get back pressure. Although its no doubt detachable to make working on the engine - which buggy owners so enjoy - easier.

Like bug sells them dude

Don't spose the standard rear VW brake shoe return springs would be any good...

Would they ? 

Pirate - many thanks. I clearly haven't purchased enough parts from enough sites to know where all the gooies are....yet.