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Title: 3" downpipe decat FAIL.....
Post by: AD1.8T on 01 November 2013, 10:09: So ordered the above yesterday just before 2 it arrived at half 8 just before I was about to leave for work was very impressed... opened it up to check it and I noticed a massive dent !!! Absolutely livid phoned the company went off on one for him to turn around and say ....."sir is this the 2 piece one " ..... yes it is "the dent is manufactured...." before he could finish his sentence I realised why and said " ahhhhh no what a nob its so you can get better access to the bolt aint it " yep lol !!!!

Felt like the biggest idiot going but thought id share it with you all with the hope someone has done the same !?!?
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Post by: Dalo Harkin on 01 November 2013, 10:31: LOL :laugh:
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Post by: dom on 01 November 2013, 11:18: :grin: :grin:
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Post by: barrym381 on 01 November 2013, 11:23: Quote from: AD1.8T on 01 November 2013, 10:09
So ordered the above yesterday just before 2 it arrived at half 8 just before I was about to leave for work was very impressed... opened it up to check it and I noticed a massive dent !!! Absolutely livid phoned the company went off on one for him to turn around and say ....."sir is this the 2 piece one " ..... yes it is "the dent is manufactured...." before he could finish his sentence I realised why and said " ahhhhh no what a nob its so you can get better access to the bolt aint it " yep lol !!!!

Felt like the biggest idiot going but thought id share it with you all with the hope someone has done the same !?!?
brave man admitting that on here :laugh:
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Post by: Wazzzer on 01 November 2013, 13:18: Should have been a man and got one with near on no access to the nut; it's character building lol
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Post by: baxxy on 01 November 2013, 15:21: Mine come with no dent had to squash it in the vice haha
Title: Re: 3" downpipe decat FAIL.....
Post by: AD1.8T on 01 November 2013, 15:31: Haha it was funny though I have to admit ! Wazzer I was none the wiser mate as far as I was concerned my new toy for the weekend id just paid £90 for was knackered as it doesnt exactly look professional lol
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Post by: Dave_IOW on 01 November 2013, 17:05: Think yourself lucky you have a dent!

Good skills though :grin:
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Post by: mar_k on 02 November 2013, 16:21: The 3" ebay system doesn't have a dent either.
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Post by: Scott D on 02 November 2013, 19:37: Both the Milltek downpipes i've had came with a 'dent' lol I thought the same as you mate but obviously there for a reason :grin:
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Post by: AD1.8T on 03 November 2013, 17:37: Anyone else have trouble attaching there decat to a standard centre section it was a ballache to get them together !
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Post by: Wazzzer on 03 November 2013, 21:30: easy way to solve that, get yourself a decent exhaust lol
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Post by: navmk4gti on 04 November 2013, 19:01: :grin: :laugh: :grin: class