Exhaust advice

Hello all,

I have a near concours Campaign which as of yesterday decided that it fancies a new exhaust (or at least a section of it) by singing not so sweet murmers from the centre section, so………. my my dilemma is whether to replace it as I did last time round with a standard steel exhaust or whether I should go stainless steel, the latter looks better but is obviously not an original part.

Thoughts please.

Morning,

Personally if it is mint and councourse I would go with original. Might not sound as nice but keeps it original.

Just my opinion of course.  

If you went for mild would it be a genuine VW system or a OE quality part? Also if show your car at concours events I'd try to find out the opinion of judges and if stainless systems affect scoring.

Personally, I'd go for a stainless version matched to the original design/bore/hangers etc. I don't think it would ever detract and can only be seen as an improvement. 

I'm open to suggestions to be honest. What would you recommend in terms of manufacturers etc?

So where is the place to buy a complete system for a 1.8 GTi that is as near to original as possible?

Not tot sure yet, not started looking.

When I last replaced the whole system around 8 years ago i'm sure i got it done at the local 'exhaust' centre. It may have just been a stock steel jobby though.

The more i weigh this scenario up the more i'm tending towards stanless. Trouble is i don't want a chavvy performance one, just a sensible stainless replscement for the benefit of its longevitiy. 

Jetex get a very good reputation but still expect a slight noise increase as from all s/s exhaust systems.

8 years isn't bad.. It's a tough one… You could just replace the needed part for now. And think about it more… The beauty with stainless is you fit it and forget about it.. But if you want a concours one then its standard all the way I would think

So…….been looking at Longlife Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems, has anyone used them before?

They claim to do classic replica stainless systems, which would be ideal.

Heritage VW sell OEM mid and rear exhausts by ERNST.
Front downpipe is by a Scandinavian company