Mufflerectomy

[noseforkhall]

Right, I know people are going to reply to this with 'use the search button' etc, but i'm in work and would like a bit of help please lol.

I've been reading on here about having mufflerectomy and I want it done on my Leon.
I've rang 2 places now and both quotes have been around the £300 mark.

I want to know if i'm asking for the correct thing as some people have been paying around £100 - 150 for having it done.

I asked for a pipe from the cat-back replacing both boxes with an 5x3 oval tail end. Does this seem right?

When I saw how much some people had paid I was all for having it done, but these prices have changed my mind slightly.

My car is a Leon FR TDI PD150.

Thanks in advance.

 

[thebeno]

You have a nice car, why turn it into a tractor?

 

[BCM]

Got a point!
Correct me if i'm wrong mufflerectomy is removing the back box?

 

[thebeno]

Think its fitting a straight through exhaust, ie no Cat or back boxx, hence giving you a nice purrrr on a petrol, or a horrible tractor sound on a diesel, besides you wont be able to hear the wonderful sound of your turbo whistling away.

 

[noseforkhall]

Good points there lol. I think I was just after a bit more noise and the oval tail pipe like the LCR. Something to think about anyway isn't it.
Prob be better off buying a set of ARB's by the look of it.

Thanks a lot for the replies

 

[BCM]

Just get an 5*3 oval tailpipe welded onto the backbox!
your local custom exhaust place will do it!

 

[thebeno]

Your your own person but personally the TDI150 / FR is such a nice car, why try and make it look like a LCR? Why spend 12k on a car that you wish was something else? Just my opinion mate.

Now, ARB's, thats another thing, yes, yes, yes!!

 

[noseforkhall]

Well it's the FR+ so it looks almost like a LCR, so I thought the oval pipe would set it off nicely. I've colour coded the mirrors and I reckon it's just the tail pipe that needs doing. Bit picky i suppose. I see your point tho. Couldn't afford to run an LCR, whic is why I went for the diesel btw.
Good point with just the tail pipe, and it looks like ARB's are the btter option.
Thanks again

 

[thebeno]

Nice car mate, I would have gone for a FR+ but didnt like the colour at the time, and it was 2k more iirc.