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For people who don't want/can't afford a backbox...
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 8:54 am
by Nelson_Wilbury
Was browsing on the Skoda site and found this for the Fabia...
Retails at £18. I thought it'd be good for people who want the look but not the increased insurance premiums!
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 4:08 pm
by Scorpio1
Wonder if that would fit onto a diesel with some modding
Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 4:11 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
Wouldn't have thought it'd be a problem. They don't list a different version for Diesels and at the end of the day it's only a bit of chrome!
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:32 pm
by P8KSY
I have just picked one up for £17.... looks ok for the money.
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 2:56 pm
by Sadgeek
Insurance Co's will use any excuse to get you to pay more.
Heaven forbid, but if you were involved in an accident and they saw this, I bet they would still try to worm out of paying!
Looks good! Are TDi pipes not angled downward at 30' or so? Maybe look a bit strange, and with the airflow might discolour your rear bumper and valance
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 3:43 pm
by des_pd_ tdi
Scorpio1,
The Sport tdi has a twin exhaust pipe so no luck there then.
I also chekced to see if Miltek do an exhaust system for the Polo and they don't - yet anyway.
Des
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 3:47 pm
by Scorpio1
Ah well, but hey a twin exhaust I'm happy enough! But they're hidden on the TDI aren't they?
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 4:19 pm
by P8KSY
The exhaust gasses dont exit through the trim.
If you want a twin exhaust try Simon @
www.red9design.co.uk
Under New Beetle.
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2003 7:31 pm
by Josh_PoloGTi
Hey P8KSY
Can you tell me the diameter of your exhause pipe?
I wonder if this would fit on mine?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:09 am
by P8KSY
Josh_PoloGTi wrote:Hey P8KSY
Can you tell me the diameter of your exhause pipe?
I wonder if this would fit on mine?
Sorry mate what one do you want to know the diameter of ?
I havent got the Red9 one on my car I just know Simon who makes them.
I guess both will fit any diameter as you can just tighten up the jubilee (sp?) clips more or less....
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 12:19 pm
by _Spud_
Sadgeek wrote:Insurance Co's will use any excuse to get you to pay more.
Heaven forbid, but if you were involved in an accident and they saw this, I bet they would still try to worm out of paying!
Looks good! Are TDi pipes not angled downward at 30' or so? Maybe look a bit strange, and with the airflow might discolour your rear bumper and valance
I would just like to add something to this point.
Most insurance companies will only invalidate insurance on a car if the modification that was not declared was a performance enhancer.
So that chrome pipe that only cost say around £20, as long as it makes no performance increase to the car, then they normally would not invalidate your cover if you where in an accident.
I personally hate insurance companies, they have always tried to screw me just like every other young driver.
What I cannot understand is I went to one company for insurance on my current car (Fiesta) and one company quoted me around £6,000 then I went to another company and they quoted me £1,200 for the same cover so I ask WTF is going on, there should be more stringent rules for insurance companies.
Another one that really get’s to me is that my mother drives a 1.6 Renault, the insurance ppl would not insure me on that car as I was to much of a risk, but my father’s insurance company would insure me on his BMW M5.
Arrghh!!! I hate every one of them!
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:57 pm
by Nelson_Wilbury
I know P8 SKY has fitted this to his 9n with no problems. But has anyone else and do they have any close-up pictures?
Cheers
Neil