Note the use of a capital letter at the beginning of "Advanced". I can use that term, because I have a recognised driving qualification that allows me to make that claim. whether or not I drive in an "advanced" manner, none, some or all of the time is a different matter entirely. ;-)
It is, whether I'm sure or not. ;-)
Sensible legislation like geting it put into the European Standards and thus into the BS for type approval. Therefore no law needs changed as it is covered under the standards used for type approval and SVA. Which is er no legislation at all.
Example, British Standards added Bells to the standard legally required for selling bikes retail. Therefore all bikes sold in the UK msut now contain a bell, not due to a change in the law but due to a change in the standard that a bike must legally met to be sold.
Niall
Advanced or advanced? I'm not greatly bothered either way, because I don't really think IAM membership is sufficent to merit the Advanced or advanced label, but if helps some folk to feel superior, well that's nice for them.
Best wishes all, Dave.
From the way that system was described I happen to agree with you about that.
Best wishes all, Dave.
Depends on the exhaust and the driving done, IIRC (which I think i do) my dad still hasn't had a replacement exhaust on his G reg BM 535i and its done over 175K miles.
I used to go through backboxes every 12 months with my peugot when i did short hops, so i can see your point. Also, to buy a new cat-back mild steel item for my current car ('91 celica GT-Four) Toyota wanted something close to £500 with the vodka and tonic, I got a full turbo-back stainless for £350 inc fitting.
Niall Wallace ("Niall Wallace" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Are you sure that changed? I thought it had been a requirement (widely ignored) for many years - as well as a C&U requirement for all bicycles used on the road.
& when did it become a legal requirement to meet a British Standard?
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I don't know how KF manage to make them for what they charge. The cost of the electronic warranty expiry timer, charge and detonator must be more than the rest of the exhaust.
Lots of items are illegal to sell unless they meet British, European or ISO standards.
apparently not in this case, as the OP needed one for his 03 plate van.. ;-)
Mike P
I had an exhaust fitted to my Dec 03 Matiz six months ago. IIRC, the box _was_ stainless, however the pipe that went into the box wasn't.
Guess where it snapped?
tox
He's right - it was a recent change. And it's not a C&U requirement in the way you describe at all - there's nothing to stop you taking the crappy bell off the new bike you've just bought and using something more suitable instead ("OI!" or "exuse me").
It was in the rules in Ireland - I think it may have changed, but racers used to fit the bell to their chainstay to get it out of the way.
cheers, clive
Dave, I've noted with concern that some of your recent posts have taken on a certain "tone".
Good day to you, Steve.
A Peugeot 406 is a suitable punishment. It's similar to the one dished out to me for being too impatient to go on the waiting list for a decent car back in 2002.
Good evening, Steve.
I think my posts display various tones; are there some that are not to your liking? If so, sorry about that but it's only opinions being expressed.
Best wishes all, Dave.
Best wishes all, Dave.
Busa engined Westfield. TVR used to. Stainless is a dealer fit option for some better brands.
SS is not the right stuff anymore. Lotus 340R 304 grade stainless steel and grade one titanium - 1/2 the weight of normal system. McLaren F1 had a "boot" full of titanium exhaust.
20 years on Carbon cans and Titanium pipework is the way to go.
Sounds like you are going to sponsor someone by £5K to £6K.
I had 3 people sponsor £14K of my current car.
Some you win, some you lose.
Had a SS system fitted in July to replace the stock 16 year old 160k mile OEM system on a H reg car. SS system, 3" turbo back, cherry bomb and back box with twin rolled in 3" tips, £320, + new dump pipe studs nuts and 4hr fitting. OEM system would have been 2x the price - it had failed at the cat joint and the studs on the cat were just blobs of rust. Bracket on pipe between mid and rear box was broke when I got car 7 years ago, welded a plate on it, re-attached to pipe by jubilee clip (new one/year). The heat shields fell off, back box about 6 years ago and mid box 3 years ago. Bracket from cat joint to gearbox fell off 2 years ago, so I took it off gearbox - passed 2 MOT's like that as they didn't know it was meant to have a bracket. Thermal shock, driving though a flood earlier this year did for it. Good job interior was stripped for welding as the water came in though the holes.
I put it's life down to re-heat in cat, 10mile commute and a 240 mile round trip every month making sure it was well dried out.
Back box packing, is there supposed to be back box packing?
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