Reply With QuoteCustoms (either here or in the US) must have thought my new pipe might be a grenade launcher! Completely repackaged, with 'INSPECTED' stickers!
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They (i.e Harding performance/ APR Australia) made few of Tig down-pipes locally. But then discontinued due to lack of demand. Not cheap though 2000 AUD for down pipe alone I believe.Originally Posted by MGV
I am sure a SS downpipe will last the life time of the car. Catalytic converter in there may not be that lucky though.
Last edited by Ramee; 12-11-2014 at 07:56 PM.
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Customs (either here or in the US) must have thought my new pipe might be a grenade launcher! Completely repackaged, with 'INSPECTED' stickers!
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I've just made my way down to Sydney to collect my pipe & there is not a single thing in there with the word Magnaflow on it. Maybe the stainless ones are made in-house? Anyway, all looks pretty good except for a ding with a shallow cut that i would probably blame customs for... There was a note in the box saying to let them know (42DD) if any components were damaged, & not to install. Have emailed 42 a photo, will wait & see what they say.
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Bugger!
Keen to hear how it goes.
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Here is a pic of the damage:
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There is nothing rattling inside the cat & it still feels quite sound.
Do you reckon i could just run a bead of weld along the the shallow cut & give it a bit of a light file?
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If the ding is on the cat I would say just leave it alone. DP is under the car so you don't have to worry much about the looks. I am sure It shouldn't explode or anything like that
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Saw you twice last wkend MGV.
That looks like either the resonator or the cat - hard to tell because the photo is taken so close.
If the metal is indeed cut, either take it to Premier Exhausts and ask him to tig weld it shut with stainless rod or you could try some exhaust putty from Repco/Supercheap etc.
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Hi Lucas, yeah, thought i may have spotted you out near Market Town? I did see a U.G. R over there, but didn't recognize the number plate. Your plate is a little more discrete than mine, haha...
It's kind of a shallow cut on the catalytic converter (didn't get the resonated version as i'll leave the rest of the pipe stock), not all the way through. Was intending on getting Premier to install for me, so they may as well do a little repair while they are at it... Then off to Rennenhaus for new tune file!
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^ it was in town that i saw you - foreshore area.
If the cut doesn't go all the way through then in theory you can leave it...but if Premier are fitting it then you may as well have him weld it up as it will take him 2mins. I think you should get Premier to weld the subframe bracket (ill find a photo to explain) instead of using the 2x bolts - as mine kept slipping and allowing the bracket to move...no matter how tight i did them up. Getting it welded will stop the possibility of the bracket moving.
This is a pic of my car from when i had the 42DD dump pipe fitted.
Last edited by Lucas_R; 15-11-2014 at 07:36 PM.
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Another option for a Tiguan downpipe which i just found: Unitronic Downpipe for Volkswagen®* Tiguan®* 2.0L TSI®* 2008+
The chaps at Unitronic make some nice stuff. Best place to buy Unitronic gear is Speedlife Motorsport - his shipping prices to Australia are pretty good. I've ordered several Unitronic items from Speedlife and no issues. The only issue is that his website isnt up to date with all the items that Unitronic (and other brands) make. So just shoot him an email with the part number of the product you are interested in.
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