Depends how long you want to keep the car, OEM Honda stuff lasts 10 to 12 years, aftermarket about 2.
£476 / 12 = £39 £80 / 2 = 40 so really about the same. If you can get Bosal or a good aftermarket exhaust (made out of steel that is thicker than tissue paper) you will pay a price between the Quickfits / ATS end of the market and full Honda.
a lot of popular exhaust suppliers won't change the centre pipe on a Jazz because they are scared of breaking the CAT whilst doing it - happened to my wife.
I know, an old thread, but the original content is still valid.Just did this on my owned since 02 Jazz as exhaust centre also wanted to replace CAT and replacements are rubbish.
Original Honda exhaust = 12 years until an MoT tester put a screwdriver through it.
Klarius exhaust, rear & middle = 1 1/2 years and fitted badly by a nationwide chain.
Rear and middle are about £40 each with gaskets at a motor factor, so I'd say the Honda part is better value if you plan on keeping the car another decade.
So both exhausts replaced again, this time by myself as failure was sudden, unforeseen, possibly preventable (and if you want a job done right ...).
Between the two parts there should be a flexible coupling, with a fibre donut washer, a suitable concave recess and spring bolts, but if you are a national chain looking to save pennies, ignore this and bolt the two rigidly together with just some paste.
The side of a damp A1 at night without a hard shoulder is not fun. My failure was due to corrosion and stress of the flange/pipe at the coupling resulting in the flange breaking from the pipe and the rear section dropping to the tarmac but held up by rubber mounts at the back. It struck me that if the pipe caught an obstruction while dragging it could have pushed the rear box straight out through the bumper moulding, and left debris in the carriageway. Luckily it did not & I was able to cut the rear rubbers off to save time in a vulnerable position, and get somewhere safer.
The box and pipe were in OK condition except for the flange and pipe around it on both sides were very rusty.
So my theory is if the pipe cannot flex at the joint then the stresses weaken it and promote corrosion, and failure is without warning. Can't trust the other flange now so both boxes had to be replaced.
New spring bolts £6, fibre washer £1, front gasket £1, rear box £36, mid box £38 inc. vat. Euroflow brand.
When fitting support the car safely, and a dab of oil on the rubbers make them 10x easier to fit & remove.
My advice:
check your exhaust will flex when you get it replaced. --
TG