Has anyone replaced their manifold with one of the nice, shiny, light ones on ebay? Like this one...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-ST ... %7Ciid%3A1
If you have can you let me know how hard it is...I'm a keen amateur and don't want to bite off more than i can chew!!
SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
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Re: SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
i have done one on a mk2 and it isn't that hard but the heat shields are razor sharp and expect all nuts and bolts to be rusted solid. good luck.
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Redsparky1307
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Re: SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
AH, thanks for the heads up...I'll give them a good spray for a few days ahead of time. I've watched a couple of videos now and it doesn't look too daunting...might set aside the bank holiday weekend to do it!
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Re: SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
if you can get a few pictures and text we could add it to the knowledge base for future reference
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Re: SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
I would seriously recommend anyone doing this to wear really strong leather gloves when tackling the heat shields from experience 
And 3 in 1 rather than wd40 as it is a lubricant and penetrant .
And 3 in 1 rather than wd40 as it is a lubricant and penetrant .MK2 3sge Uk sold.
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Re: SHINY NEW MANIFOLD
If you want to get a new manifold try and get one with the support brackets at the bottom of the manifold like the OE ones.
I have seen a few snap because this bracket isn't fitted
I have seen a few snap because this bracket isn't fitted
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