ok, so i know the r exhaust isn't that loud and you can't really hear the dsg pops and farts unless you have the window open, or you're near a wall but i still love it - the little thumps and bangs you get when you lift off the throttle, the boomf you get when the turbo's spooled and you flip the right paddle, the fact that it doesn't p*ss the neighbours off when you leave for work at 3am... i could go on. don't get me wrong, i do like a loud exhaust - that armytrix one sounds awesome for example - i just don't want one. thing is the backbox just looks cheap and nasty. and i'm bored of seeing it shining from under the diffuser in photos. looks weird, like the diffuser's too high - see the first shot on this page (above) for what i mean. for a while i've been thinking of just hiding it.
whilst at emp (
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it arrived today so before i could chicken out i jacked him up and got busy. cleaned it, masked up around the diffuser, pipes and other bits and bobs with just normal masking tape, and used long pieces of cardboard simply laying over the top of the box to stop the heat shield being sprayed. then needed curing it at over 400 degrees so went for a long drive. no decent pictures yet as it went dark. from first impressions i think it's done the trick.
bit glossy in the bottom pic, was still wet. and yes, victor's jack is black and blue, duh!