mickey's vr6 thread

[Golf Houso]

Thaqt suitcase also acts to dampen the sound! Get rid of that which is weight and also not useful people who have heard my exhaust know its not useful

I'll say it again, every decent exhaust place has told me the same thing, never remove the resonator but replace it with a smaller less restrictive muffler as mentioned before. The drone will be too much for any trip longer than 10 minutes and just try listening to music whilst your driving, also keep in mind that the central muffler provides alot of the character of the exhaust sound.

I remember being in your car before Steve and I couldn't hear a thing you were saying being being in the back seat, I can't say it was terribly pleasant .

[Mrk_Mickey]

I'm back, and armed with a few quotes! Today I went around asking about buying mandrel-bent pipes and perhaps fitment also, and I didn't expect it to be so much, whoops!

I'll need 6 mandrel bends: 2x90 degree, 4x45 degree. Also about 1m of extra straight piping for cat>res.

Prices:
Mild steel - $150-160
Stainless - $270-300 ()

If the shop were to fit it, it's another 3 hours labour on top of that.

Prices + labour:
Mild steel - approx $390-410
Stainless - approx $510-540

For those who've had this done, does all that sound correct?

[DubSteve]

I will say this again do it once and do it right stainless steel!

I remember being in your car before Steve and I couldn't hear a thing you were saying being being in the back seat, I can't say it was terribly pleasant .

The car also didn't hit under 4500rpms if I remember correctly

[Mrk_Mickey]

I will say this again do it once and do it right stainless steel!

I'm going to hate spending that much money, but I totally agree with you mate How much did yours cost in the end? Was it around that much?

[DubSteve]

I'm going to hate spending that much money, but I totally agree with you mate How much did yours cost in the end? Was it around that much?

Well it cost around 400 buck mark I think I can't remember, but I know want another exhaust something with a bark, yes magnaflow I think but what they want for my exhaust that I want they can go hump a goat!

[Mrk_Mickey]

Check eBay Steve, get a backbox off there for a touch over 250 to you

Everyone, forget my post about prices. Hawk has just proven that I only need two 45 degree bends, so my pipes will now only be around the $100 mark

[The_Hawk]

For reference, here is a couple of shot of my current setup, basically it only has 2 x 45 degree bends.

From the cat here


striaght back to where the suitcase was:


Into the 2 bends to the muffler:


It's all 2" mild steel and was a quick and dirty solution to a rusted out exhaust and rear resonator. For $160.50 it really wasn't a bad deal at all really Especially as they did it while I waited.

In Mickey's case you only need to find a nice spot for the resonator.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Isn't it poor how so many people supposedly don't want your business? Ie their customer service is shocking...Midas at concord were the nicest out of about 6 peoples, being the only ones that were prepared to take a price estimate seriously and be friendly, so I'm going to get a quote on exhaust from them tomorrow

[99gti]

In my experience I have found zorst shops horrible to deal with over the phone. I can however highly recomend Castle Hill Exhaust. Not too far from you either. Dale and Chris and the rest of the crew are a great bunch of guys who do some pretty nifty work!

[Mrk_Mickey]

thanks Neil, I might have to hit them up with a quick call. Got their number by any chance? Click lazy....

[99gti]

www.castlehillexhaust.com.au

4 Hoyle Ave
Castle Hill, NSW 2154
(02) 9680 2777

[Preen59]

Good idea Neil.

Like i said mickey, you'd be better off to get an exhaust shop to do the whole job for you. They can get the material for cheaper than you can and will probably charge you around the same price for it. But this means you don't have to jerk around doing it yourself and you know that it will be right.

Like steve said dude, "Do it once do it right".

[99gti]

I'd probably say you may get it done else where cheaper than CHE, but they will do a top job of it.

[Mrk_Mickey]

black is back!

Hey guys,

I did some tinting and blackening on the VR today. Ray came over and gave me a hand re-painting my door handles, tinting my front reflectors/indicators, and joey-modding my headlights Results are fantastic, however we couldn't finish the headilghts because my silicone was a c%@! to get off!

Anyways...less chat more pics



In the middle of pulling off some perfect tape




Bad picture of door-handles....They're not a smooth finish, which I think will work well with the look of my bumpers. I'm about to polish them so they feel smooth


Working full time for two weeks starting tomorrow, so hopefully I'll have some dosh to tack on my exhaust and get tyres for my wheels which will be arriving shortly

cheers

[rayray086]

Yeah the sealant was a bitch and a half.