Re: [T3] Newb Exhaust Question

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

In my experience, I reckon the VW ones are superior.  Maybe I've not found the
best of the non-original.  There are lots of aspects where VW branded parts are
better - in some cases they are the same parts inspected after manufacture and
stamped VW or not depending on quality (not in the case of mufflers of course).

I think the genuine VW mufflers seem much heavier than others I've felt - but
that's not scientific.  They often seem to hold the paint coating longer too,
even where you might expect it to be very hot.  Better quality materials maybe.
Certainly they sold for a lot more!

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Newb Exhaust Question


> On 10 Oct 2005 at 22:59, Dave Hall wrote:
>
> > > Otherwise, they all look pretty much the same from the outside.
> > >
> > ... except for the embossed VW symbol!  It's worth double the life (and
dollars)
> > of the others.
>
> Do you really think the VW label will make it last any longer? I thought the
VW
> mufflers were the same as those made by the same companies and marketed
outside
> the VW network.
>
> There certainly are a rather wide range of quality in non-VW, but OEM style,
> mufflers, but I always thought the best of those were the same as the VW
> branded ones.
>
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