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Old 06-02-2017 | 12:31 PM
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Hi everyone,

Is there anything inside the catalytic converters or the mufflers that looks like the hair from a wig?

I know this is a strange question, but several times now, I have gone outside to find what looks like the hair from a wig hanging out of the right tailpipe. It happened a few weeks ago and I attributed it to kids playing around with my car. Well, today I parked the car and went back outside about 25 minutes later only to find the same thing. The 'hair' is only hanging out about 6-8 inches but it is about 2 feet long. First of all, there are no kids living nearby and secondly, how the hell do they get the hair 16-18 inches up inside the tailpipe? It is a bright sunny day outside. If it is kids, they sure are gutsy. Do they not realize how risky it is to muck around with a certifiably insane man's Jaguar?

The 'hair' has a texture similar to fiberglass strands.

I am wondering if it is perhaps not hair at all and that there is some material coming out of the muffler. What do you guys think?

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Old 06-02-2017 | 12:38 PM
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Mesh from the center silencer maybe?



(Pic taken from here: https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ut-out-167869/)
 
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Old 06-02-2017 | 12:48 PM
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I had that before as well. In the end it blocked the left silencers. I replaced the lot...
 
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Old 06-02-2017 | 01:43 PM
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Here's a picture of the 'hair'
 
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Old 06-02-2017 | 01:56 PM
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Yeah, not much longer and it will probably block one of the exhaust pipes.
 
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Old 06-02-2017 | 03:53 PM
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do the center silencer and front 2 silencer delete option like myself and Daim did. Not only does it sound better, it will wake the car up too.
 
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