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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bobbarley on 11 October 2008, 20:11
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Quick question on the Milltek Hi-flow Catalyst/Downpipe. Can you pop one of these bad boys between the engine and the normal exhaust, or do you need a Milltek exhaust at the same time?
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Quick question on the Milltek Hi-flow Catalyst/Downpipe. Can you pop one of these bad boys between the engine and the normal exhaust, or do you need a Milltek exhaust at the same time?
Need a milltek, also if it did fit there would be no piont as the rest of the exhaust is restrictive.
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Fair play, just wondered. Can't afford it all in one go, so was hoping it could be done in stages. I really like the R32 exhaust, but am thinking it's not worth the extra £100 over the 4 motion style exhaust :)
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Fair play, just wondered. Can't afford it all in one go, so was hoping it could be done in stages. I really like the R32 exhaust, but am thinking it's not worth the extra £100 over the 4 motion style exhaust :)
Yeah go for the V6 4 mo bob you know it makes sense :evil:
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Because that's what you have? :) Guessing the garage can just cut a bit out of the rear balance for the exhaust to sit?
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Because that's what you have? :) Guessing the garage can just cut a bit out of the rear balance for the exhaust to sit?
Yeah and IMO the R32 exhaust only looks good on an R32 with all the kit.
Yeah the bit is there ready to be cut. Best bet is to take it to someone who has done them before like awesome GTI etc. :wink:
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IMO R32 pipe should be £200 cheaper :wink:
That pipe should only be on that car. Stick with twin rolled or discreet as I'm gonna, less is more.
I know it might seem a blow not been able to put on individually, but think how much difference it'll make when turbo-back goes on :smiley:
Then stage 2 software :evil:
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you can fit it to the original exhaust
well on the TDI downpipe you can as Milltek supply a reducer
the most restrictive part is your downpipe but you'll probably get a better deal by purchasing the whole system in one go
most Milltek dealers will do free fitting :smiley:
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Because that's what you have? :) Guessing the garage can just cut a bit out of the rear balance for the exhaust to sit?
Yeah and IMO the R32 exhaust only looks good on an R32 with all the kit.
Yeah the bit is there ready to be cut. Best bet is to take it to someone who has done them before like awesome GTI etc. :wink:
Absolutely, Awesome all the way for any significant parts going onto the car. Plus I love the fact I can get parts cheaper elsewhere, and still take them there to be fitted. They have a BRILLIANT lounge area you can wait in whilst they do the work!
most Milltek dealers will do free fitting :smiley:
Really? Know any?
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Really? Know any?
no good for you but JKM in Portsmouth do free fitting on the car back and if i purchased the downpipe they would only charge me £15 to get that fitted though if i got the whole system they may do it for nowt :wink:
i'm considering using them when i get mine fitted :smiley:
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Because they know you?
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Because they know you?
nope its what they offer :smiley:
have a look on their website
http://www.jkm.org.uk/
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Well, if you choose supply only on the site the parts are cheaper, so they do charge for fitting, but it's a rather low amount!! Yeah 10% off for supply only, nice tactic ;)
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Well, if you choose supply only on the site the parts are cheaper, so they do charge for fitting, but it's a rather low amount!! Yeah 10% off for supply only, nice tactic ;)
exhausts are fairly easy items to swap hence the low labour charge :smiley:
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
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Sure I can get that price down if I shop around....
Oh well, new control arms, front ARB, wheels, tyres and springs needed first :)
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
I always thought the 1.8T and 1.9 TDI aftermarket exhausts were the same part numbers?
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
I always thought the 1.8T and 1.9 TDI aftermarket exhausts were the same part numbers?
Thay are except the downpipe. The TDI downpipe is about half the price of the petrol :smiley:
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
I always thought the 1.8T and 1.9 TDI aftermarket exhausts were the same part numbers?
Thay are except the downpipe. The TDI downpipe is about half the price of the petrol :smiley:
Ah yes that would indeed make sense.
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
I always thought the 1.8T and 1.9 TDI aftermarket exhausts were the same part numbers?
Thay are except the downpipe. The TDI downpipe is about half the price of the petrol :smiley:
Ah yes that would indeed make sense.
Approx £140 for the TDI downpipe :smug:
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Yeah? I assumed it'd be a big job for some reason. Awesome is about £699 for the downpipe and exhaust, working off the assumption their website prices don't include VAT.
ouch thats expensive - joys of owning a petrol eh :tongue:
I always thought the 1.8T and 1.9 TDI aftermarket exhausts were the same part numbers?
Thay are except the downpipe. The TDI downpipe is about half the price of the petrol :smiley:
Ah yes that would indeed make sense.
Approx £140 for the TDI downpipe :smug:
Indeed you ordered it yet then........ :evil:
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Approx £140 for the TDI downpipe :smug:
Indeed you ordered it yet then........ :evil:
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skint mate :sad: going to get the full system in one go rather than bits and bobs
need to find my missing BHP first - off out in a bit to do some more data logging :afro:
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Approx £140 for the TDI downpipe :smug:
Indeed you ordered it yet then........ :evil:
skint mate :sad: going to get the full system in one go rather than bits and bobs
need to find my missing BHP first - off out in a bit to do some more data logging :afro:
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Ah ok sounds like a plan :afro:
Hope you sort her soon :wink:
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God, those dervs save the pennies everywhere!!
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God, those dervs save the pennies everywhere!!
Indeed
When you getting one then bob?
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When I'm a very old man the way things are going. I've got my new front Eibach ARB on the way once Eibach get their act together and deliver me the correct one :rolleyes: Then I need to buy new control arms, and get Awesome to fit it all. Any help on sourcing some cheap control arms would be appreciated. THEN I need to get new tyres, that's about £400. At some point springs are going to come into play, just some Eibachs for a 40mm drop more than likely. Then the next big thing will be the downpipe and exhaust, followed by a k03s turbo when I have the pennies. Shall get a pipercross panel filter when I get paid probably.
I also want a few none performance parts, like a proper rear spoiler, US spec rear lights, etc etc.
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£400 for tyres?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
i can get Eagle F1's for around £250 fitted in 18's :wink:
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£400 for tyres?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
i can get Eagle F1's for around £250 fitted in 18's :wink:
Where from? I've look EVERYWHERE! Blackcircles, etyres, kwikfit, all sorts.
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£400 for tyres?? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
i can get Eagle F1's for around £250 fitted in 18's :wink:
Where from? I've look EVERYWHERE! Blackcircles, etyres, kwikfit, all sorts.
local tyre place opposite where i work :tongue:
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See, I can't, so it's £400 :(
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225/40/18 for £83 each fitted :laugh:
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225/40/18 for £83 each fitted :laugh:
SHUT UP, don't make me key you!!!! Cheapest I can find is £102 each fitted :(
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225/40/18 for £83 each fitted :laugh:
SHUT UP!!!! Cheapest I can find is £102 each fitted :(
Yep thats for Good year F1's aswell :laugh:
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See, I don't know anyone who knows someone, or know a good local garage.
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See, I don't know anyone who knows someone, or know a good local garage.
Get the yellow pages and ring all the little tyre garages local to you you will find a deal.
Or try
http://www.blackcircles.com/ OR
http://www.mytyres.co.uk/start.html
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local fitting place is your best bet Bob - look for ones without fancy signs etc as thats a sure sign they charge a premium - got to pay for their shiney workshop etc somehow
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Worried about my wheels getting scratched when they fit them :undecided:
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Blackcircles
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobbarley/random/blackcircles.jpg)
eTyres
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobbarley/random/etyres.jpg)
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Worried about my wheels getting scratched when they fit them :undecided:
What those old wheels :rolleyes:
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Blackcircles
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobbarley/random/blackcircles.jpg)
eTyres
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/bobbarley/random/etyres.jpg)
Fook that!!!
As rhys says find a little garage with no bling :wink:
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he't got some shiney 18's Rich but hasn't told anyone :lipsrsealed:
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he't got some shiney 18's Rich but hasn't told anyone :lipsrsealed:
Really bob pic please sir....... NOW :laugh:
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Shush, both of you :) I couldn't sell them in the end, so they're being kept!
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
Yeah thats what I thought having mine fitted the week after next works out about £50 for the rear valence.
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
Yeah thats what I thought having mine fitted the week after next works out about £50 for the rear valence.
Yep you will have to cut out a metal piece aswell, its already there ( From the factory If the car was going to be a 4 mo) just need to be cut. :smiley:
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
Yeah thats what I thought having mine fitted the week after next works out about £50 for the rear valence.
Yep you will have to cut out a metal piece aswell, its already there ( From the factory If the car was going to be a 4 mo) just need to be cut. :smiley:
AMD are fitting mine so they will sort out what needs doing. :cool:
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
Yeah thats what I thought having mine fitted the week after next works out about £50 for the rear valence.
Yep you will have to cut out a metal piece aswell, its already there ( From the factory If the car was going to be a 4 mo) just need to be cut. :smiley:
AMD are fitting mine so they will sort out what needs doing. :cool:
Indeed. Best to go to someone who had done them before IMO :afro:
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To fit the 4 motion style exhuast you need to fit the 4 motion rear valence dont you?
heard rumours this is the case
Yeah thats what I thought having mine fitted the week after next works out about £50 for the rear valence.
Yep you will have to cut out a metal piece aswell, its already there ( From the factory If the car was going to be a 4 mo) just need to be cut. :smiley:
I take it you're talking about that 'L' bracket which holds the bumper on??
It doesn't have to be cut - I just bent it upwards a bit. It probably doesn't look as good as if it were completely removed, but I can bend it back down when/if I ever want to put the original valance back on. :afro:
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is there a great deal of difference between the 4mo valence and the original valence i.e the depth of it, does it sit closer to the road
been thinking about an Anni exhaust but perhaps cutting the original valence to make it fit rather than pay silly money lol
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is there a great deal of difference between the 4mo valence and the original valence i.e the depth of it, does it sit closer to the road
been thinking about an Anni exhaust but perhaps cutting the original valence to make it fit rather than pay silly money lol
No its much the same TBH :smiley:
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is there a great deal of difference between the 4mo valence and the original valence i.e the depth of it, does it sit closer to the road
been thinking about an Anni exhaust but perhaps cutting the original valence to make it fit rather than pay silly money lol
It probably won't be that long until I try my Anni back-box with my 4M valance, if you want to hang on??
(I'd of thought you would have tried it by now, though!! :tongue: :grin:)
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heard rumours this is the case
AMD seem like the sort of place I want working on my car heard alot of good feedback about them. :cool:
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is there a great deal of difference between the 4mo valence and the original valence i.e the depth of it, does it sit closer to the road
been thinking about an Anni exhaust but perhaps cutting the original valence to make it fit rather than pay silly money lol
It probably won't be that long until I try my Anni back-box with my 4M valance, if you want to hang on??
(I'd of thought you would have tried it by now, though!! :tongue: :grin:)
Ah would be interesting to know this :smiley:
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is there a great deal of difference between the 4mo valence and the original valence i.e the depth of it, does it sit closer to the road
been thinking about an Anni exhaust but perhaps cutting the original valence to make it fit rather than pay silly money lol
It probably won't be that long until I try my Anni back-box with my 4M valance, if you want to hang on??
(I'd of thought you would have tried it by now, though!! :tongue: :grin:)
can't afford the exhaust at the moment so just trying to decide what style back box i want
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It doesn't have to be cut - I just bent it upwards a bit. It probably doesn't look as good as if it were completely removed, but I can bend it back down when/if I ever want to put the original valance back on. :afro:
i chopped mine down the middle and bent the left half up.. that way you can still bolt the valance back to the support :afro:
edit: found an old pic i took the day it was fitted
(http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~dv8r/golf/under.jpg)
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The delay is, that I've been waiting for a non-res centre section to come up in the classifieds/ebay as I've been quoted approx. £125 (+ VAT, IIRC) for a custom made straight through centre pipe - So if you see any being advertised, please let me know.......................