Right, so this morning I had my backbox removed and exhaust tip fitted by Tony Banks Longlife Exhaust Centre in Leeds.
I'm really pleased with the job, and would recommend this sort of exhaust to anyone with a TDI (can't comment on petrol). It cost me £80 and I provided the tips. The sound whilst in the car is barely different to factory, so it is very comfortable to drive, but if outside the car you can really hear the turbo and the car sounds aggressive under hard acceleration. I am tempted to say that the car also feels slightly more responsive, although this does not surprise me as I have read in a number of places that the backbox is very restrictive on the diesels.
Obviously the one problem is that the tips do blacken very quickly, but a 30second buff with some metal polish each week will keep them looking good as new.
After half a day's driving:
Quick 30 second polish with Meguiars Metal Polysh brings them back upto scratch:
Outstanding pipe work. Only one piece used:
Also part way through a full detail of the car. Stripped all the wax that the bodyshop used so I can use my own glaze, sealant and wax.
Even though it only came out of the bodyshop on Friday, and was fully machine polished, there's no fooling a clay bar!
Also fitted the EM Tuning LED sidelights today (what a ballache) but don't have any pictures of that.
That's all, for now.