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I cant find any stampings and they don't look oem. The mufflers are fabspeed, but I don't see fabspeed markings on the headers. Just want to see if whoever manufactures these will step up to the plate and replace it.
I'm guessing they welded mine on a Friday. At the collector, only half of the pipe was welded, and a crack began to propogate through the weld. It does look like there is a heat effected zone, so maybe the welder ran out of filler material and just said **** it.
Does anyone know if Vertex auto is a vendor here?
According to their website, these Schnell headers are sold in the US exclusively through them.
http://www.vertexauto.com/ShowItem/1...e%20Elite.aspx
You don't get what you don't ask for. I didn't find anything about what what manufacturing warranties they offer, so it's worth a shot.
As per their product description, "dual welds at joints for astonishing durability."
They might've been at one point but I've seen Schnell headers sold by many vendors in the past couple years at least.
I would personally just weld it or get it weld it and be done with it. Warranty processing time/effort might not be worth it for something like this. Also you have to prove they are in fact Schnell's and not just some replica's. Hard to do without any kind of part stamping or badge.
You're probably right. The car passed smog a few months ago, so if it's leaking, must not be that bad. May just end up getting fabspeed headers, but we'll see. Will probably end up just up repairing it myself realistically.
That would be quick and harmless. The worst they can say is no and then you'd be back to what you were intitally intending to do anyways. Just don't harbor on it or let it stress you out but it doesn't hurt to always ask.
If they say no, just move on.
I'm not too worried about it because if it passed smog and doesn't sound like there is an exhaust leak, I doubt vehicle performance is effected. I just need to grab some 308L filler rod and I'll tig it up during my thanksgiving weekend.
To answer the OP's original question -- these don't appear to be OE at all. Having a local welding shop repair the broken/incomplete welds is the economical fix, especially if the OP can remove/reinstall the headers as a DIY job.
