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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Big Tone on 17 November 2011, 11:08
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In the parts catalog it shows two sleeves to use when fitting. Presume these are required? And are not part of the standard set up?
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yeah
one to joint to cat and one to back box before it goes over axle
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the sleeves are part of oe system so if you havent touched your exhaust then you should already have them, you can reuse the cat to middle pipe sleeve, but if its not a genuine exhaust pipe youve bought then you will need a u clamp to hold the other end.
buy new coach bolts and the old sleeves will be fine to use again. but note they are slightly different sized sleeves so dont mix em up
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the sleeves are part of oe system so if you havent touched your exhaust then you should already have them, you can reuse the cat to middle pipe sleeve, but if its not a genuine exhaust pipe youve bought then you will need a u clamp to hold the other end.
buy new coach bolts and the old sleeves will be fine to use again. but note they are slightly different sized sleeves so dont mix em up
Top man, saved me some money there.
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the sleeves are part of oe system so if you havent touched your exhaust then you should already have them, you can reuse the cat to middle pipe sleeve, but if its not a genuine exhaust pipe youve bought then you will need a u clamp to hold the other end.
buy new coach bolts and the old sleeves will be fine to use again. but note they are slightly different sized sleeves so dont mix em up
Just gone to do this and there is no sleeve between the middle box and back box. WTF?
Exhaust Is factory fitted.
Time for some chopping I presume.
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You got it :smiley:
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Yeah i noticed this too I haven't got round to fitting mine yet. Get yours from uni part? Some pics would be good if you get the chance :smiley:
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Yeah i noticed this too I haven't got round to fitting mine yet. Get yours from uni part? Some pics would be good if you get the chance :smiley:
Yup bud, unipart.
Will take some pics, thinking about waiting for my downpipe and decat then ill just do it all in one go.
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May I ask why you would want to do this? What is the differences and potential benefits if any? :smiley:
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no sleeve? maybe its an agu thing. what was on to join the pipes?
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no sleeve? maybe its an agu thing. what was on to join the pipes?
No joint pal, straight from middle silencer to back box
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no sleeve? maybe its an agu thing. what was on to join the pipes?
No joint pal, straight from middle silencer to back box
there has to be a joint, vw didnt fit it one piece, should be a sleeve just before the centre bracket and a one just after the bend before it goes over the rear beam
if not it looks like someone has welded it up in the past
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Mine was one piece from the cat back
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Mine was one piece from the cat back
must have been welded in place surely, its a pig to get the back box off without cutting it as it is without the extra length. unless vw changed there design and they fit the exhaust before the rear beam
sounds like youll have to line your new pipe up to the exhaust fitted and do some cutting, and a trip to vw to buy the sleeve if you dont fancy u clamps (hateful things)
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They wouldnt weld it in place, they'd never weld the top half.
To get it out without cutting take the rear beam bolts out and jack the car up a more give you more room.
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Just get a set of pipe cutters on it. When I did mine on my AUQ Cupra the middle section was sleeved front and back but the new pd150 middle pipe slotted over the cat with a U clamp and simply sleeved where it met the back box. I have seen Golfs before with both the middle and rear boxes all one peice.
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It's one piece on my AGU as well was well annoyed to find this out a few weeks back as I couldn't find my axle stands and really couldn't be bothered to take a chance chopping it with the widow maker.