Exhaust hangers

Hi,

Does anyone know of alternative exhaust hangers other than the ones pictured below. Apart from them not lasting very long they seem to pull the exhaust up tight which I feel maybe causing excess vibration as the exhaust is solid and has no room to move

Thanks

The original type rear box has rod type mounts which use more flexible mounts with part number 533253147.

The central box may have hook type mounts which use part number 191253147B, similar to the ones in your picture.

In regards to lifespan, I'm guessing aftermarket quality varies. The original on mine is still going strong on the original centre box after 32 years, though I have recently bought a genuine replacement from VW. The original rears were hanging a bit low so I replaced them with the "oe quality" version available from VW Classic Parts:

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.com/catalog/en_uk/part/533253147/
 

Thanks for the reply. Does this apply to all Mk1's? I have a tintop with a 1.5 fitted

Apologies, for some unknown reason I thought your car was a 1990 cabrio, which has the later setup. From the parts diagrams, it looks like all the exhaust hangers on 1981 tin-tops were the hook types, so 533253147 won't work.

191253147B seems to be indicated for most engines, including JB. 171253147 (which supersedes to 8A0253147A, now obsolete) also appears on the list, but not allocated to any particular engine

Thanks for your help. It Seems I have the correct parts