Stokie Dave
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Been looking around on the net and the best price for the system I want (AVXS15 - twin box 2" bore, 3" stainless tailpipe) is just under £150 delivered from Chris Astley Motorsport.
Does anyone know of a better price? Seems about 10-15 quid cheaper than most places which seems good.
Also, my car (1999 T reg 1.6 16v Sport) is lowered 60mm at the back. I know standard exhausts tend to catch the back axle. Currently I've got a powerflow centre section on which I had reshaped to clear the back axle due to lowering.
Do the Ashley systems have a higher kink over the back axle due to the lowering issue? Or are they just as per standard and catch the back axle?
Cheers 
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gez bay
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hi mate! ive got the same ashley system on my 1.6 sport, its very good, and an even better price.
you wont have any troubles with it catching the rear beam 
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Stokie Dave
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Top stuff  Was it you who posted a vid the other day somewhere on here of your motor? (edit just found it in your project thread, sounds brill!)
Quite looking forward to getting one really, just wanted make sure they don't catch the rear beam like a standard centre section.
Was it easy to fit or much modification needed at the cat end?
[Edited on 27-04-2009 by Stokie Dave]
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gez bay
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just slid straight on with abit of elbow grease
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Stokie Dave
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Spot on hope it goes easy for me, got 2 cats to choose from really as both are diff lengths yet both for x14/16xe. Odd lol.
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Stokie Dave
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Any more final opinions about rear axle clearance before I order?
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gez bay
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nope  just get new exhaust rubbers while your replacing theexhaust
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Daveskater
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I recently put on and Ashley backbox, the 3" stainless tip one, probably the same as you've ordered.
It was hitting the axle whereas my standard one wasn't, my solution for now was to cut the insides out of one of my old exhaust rubbers and cable tie it over the axle. No more "donk" noises now.
However, it wasn't tied on that tight so it came out from under the cable ties, what I did the second time was put one on each side of the spine running along the middle of the rubber and did it really right. I thought it might affect the brake seeing as it's right on top of the handbrake cable, but it hasn't as far as I can tell.
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