Vendor Review: Hayward & Scott Exhausts - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

eddiec168 · 07-15-2016, 02:13 PM

Hey Guys,

I wanted to WARN anyone that was interested in buying any exhausts from Hayward & Scott. They have a long history of great products, including the original Scooby Sport exhausts for WRXs.

I ordered a full header back exhaust last month, production and shipping took about a Month. When I went to install it, I noticed that there were a lot of dirty welds! On top of that, not everything was even cut cleanly.

You can take a look at the exhaust here:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?...WM&usp=sharing

You can expect better quality from any NO NAME Ebay seller.

Then came the problem of fitment. The headers were not even close to the head studs. I was in the process of loosening the bars that held the slip joins together when I noticed that they placed the O2 bung directly where the heads were.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93q8IvkKl7waTJhT1dHUi1GQ0E

When I confronted them about it, the manager Ian, told me that I didn't need the other O2 sensor after the tune. This is true, but if you're gonna add a bung, you should at least check clearance! I now have to use my pre-cat O2 sensor in the post-cat bung, which will force me to cut the OEM O2 sensor wires and extend them.

Words cannot express how disappointed I am in the exhaust that I got. I've been told to clean up the exhaust myself, buy my own plugs to fix their mistake, and to extend my OEM O2 sensor. This is unacceptable for a NEW exhaust. I paid over $2600 for this garbage!

This is my second H&S exhaust, and I have to say that the turbo back that I have for my WRX is excellent, and I have been running it since 2005. I am really disappointed, and hope that no one else has to go through my headache and waste so much money.

/rant

JazzleSAURUS · 08-01-2016, 01:41 PM

Wow, that's junk.

Hope you paid by credit card.

Cockatoo · 08-01-2016, 02:00 PM

Yeah man hopefully you can get your money back!

07-15-2016, 02:13 PM	#1
eddiec168 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Drives: 2016 Subaru CBS BRZ Location: San Francisco Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Vendor Review: Hayward & Scott Exhausts Hey Guys, I wanted to WARN anyone that was interested in buying any exhausts from Hayward & Scott. They have a long history of great products, including the original Scooby Sport exhausts for WRXs. I ordered a full header back exhaust last month, production and shipping took about a Month. When I went to install it, I noticed that there were a lot of dirty welds! On top of that, not everything was even cut cleanly. You can take a look at the exhaust here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?...WM&usp=sharing You can expect better quality from any NO NAME Ebay seller. Then came the problem of fitment. The headers were not even close to the head studs. I was in the process of loosening the bars that held the slip joins together when I noticed that they placed the O2 bung directly where the heads were. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B93q8IvkKl7waTJhT1dHUi1GQ0E When I confronted them about it, the manager Ian, told me that I didn't need the other O2 sensor after the tune. This is true, but if you're gonna add a bung, you should at least check clearance! I now have to use my pre-cat O2 sensor in the post-cat bung, which will force me to cut the OEM O2 sensor wires and extend them. Words cannot express how disappointed I am in the exhaust that I got. I've been told to clean up the exhaust myself, buy my own plugs to fix their mistake, and to extend my OEM O2 sensor. This is unacceptable for a NEW exhaust. I paid over $2600 for this garbage! This is my second H&S exhaust, and I have to say that the turbo back that I have for my WRX is excellent, and I have been running it since 2005. I am really disappointed, and hope that no one else has to go through my headache and waste so much money. /rant Last edited by eddiec168; 07-15-2016 at 02:25 PM.

08-01-2016, 01:41 PM	#2
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