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Offline SteveP

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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #10 on: 18 May 2011, 19:35 »
^^^ Standard sport cats are 200 cell, I opted for the 100 cell race cat on mine old one and this passed the mock mot emissions test :smiley:

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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #11 on: 19 May 2011, 04:51 »
Thanks Steve.  :smiley:
Food for thought.
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Offline KennyGTI

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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #12 on: 19 May 2011, 10:51 »
The Akrapovic slip-on's sound like a more practical idea.
The same performance gain as a cat back (none) and roughly the same price and yet they won't upset a dealer when the car goes in for a service as the exhaust is still a VW one  :tongue: Bargain when you think about it!!!  :grin:

Sport cats will pass the MOT, decats won't  :wink:
And you wanted a cost effective idea and that's my idea  :tongue:
I was under the impression some of the 100 cel sports cats don't meet exhaust regs. Too much mis-information on forums I guess, so I'm happy to stand corrected!

Your cost effective idea was a nice one. I just ain't letting a welding torch near my car yet!!  :grin:
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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #13 on: 19 May 2011, 15:57 »
Moi?  :smug:

This?



Replaced by this:


And now:


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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #14 on: 19 May 2011, 18:35 »
Ahhhh mr beezerdiesel!!??

Was never off uk polo net!

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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #15 on: 19 May 2011, 19:44 »


So thats what my silver car would look like if i got some BBS.  They look better in that pic.


Note to self: must spend some of my annual bonus I was told about today  :grin: on some wheels, and who knows I might have a bit left for another watch  :evil:


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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #16 on: 20 May 2011, 04:57 »
Ahhhh mr beezerdiesel!!??

Was never off uk polo net!
I see you're still posting on there occasionally. I've been keeping close tabs on the 6R GTI part of the forum. Not visited the 9N3 area for some time.


So thats what my silver car would look like if i got some BBS.  They look better in that pic.


Note to self: must spend some of my annual bonus I was told about today  :grin: on some wheels, and who knows I might have a bit left for another watch  :evil:

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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #17 on: 26 May 2011, 18:50 »
Heres an idea. If its just the pipe at each end wheel barrow look you don't like.
Buy a GTD backbox and GTD rear black plastic bumper valance and convert it to single sided like the GTD and the mk5 has.
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Re: GTI tail pipe trims
« Reply #18 on: 27 May 2011, 04:47 »
Heres an idea. If its just the pipe at each end wheel barrow look you don't like.
Buy a GTD backbox and GTD rear black plastic bumper valance and convert it to single sided like the GTD and the mk5 has.

That involves spending money and performing hard work Geoff! I guess the bits could be picked up on the bay of rip off merchants fairly cheaply though.
In all honesty that would be classed as a modification to the car as much as a full turbo back exhaust would by both my insurers and VW. And a full turbo back exhaust would at least perform better and look sexy.
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