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oscarsnapkin
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 Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:08 pm Post subject: Are There Different Manufacturers of OG Style ‘73 exhaust? |
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Just wondering, are all of the OG style ‘73 Thing exhaust systems I see on various sites the same? I see them being sold with a bit of a difference in price so do I just go for the cheapest I find? Thanks.
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jakokombi
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| Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Are There Different Manufacturers of OG Style ‘73 exhaust? |
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I have the ceramic coated Tri-Mill on mine, it's not stock and it's certainly not the cheapest, but I like it so far. If that helps at all.
I've spent a lot of time getting stock style exhaust systems to fit on my Bus. I've moved on to more custom designs and never looked back.
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jakokombi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Are There Different Manufacturers of OG Style ‘73 exhaust? |
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Okay, that pic from Obus reminds me that the '73 came with duals and it points out how useless my previous comment really was.
Mine came with a Beetle muffler which I replaced with the Tri-Mill with a single muffler. I doubt that the dual system would have the fitment issues that I mentioned earlier.
I wonder how many different manufacturers there could actually be for those and I bet that an email to both TTS and Thing Parts would reveal the same manufacturer.
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oscarsnapkin
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| Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: Are There Different Manufacturers of OG Style ‘73 exhaust? |
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Okay, that pic from Obus reminds me that the '73 came with duals and it points out how useless my previous comment really was.
Mine came with a Beetle muffler which I replaced with the Tri-Mill with a single muffler. I doubt that the dual system would have the fitment issues that I mentioned earlier.
I wonder how many different manufacturers there could actually be for those and I bet that an email to both TTS and Thing Parts would reveal the same manufacturer. |
Thanks for the replies. The one in obus’ picture is what I am interested in. JBugs had them on sale, and I was able to get an extra % off if I spent over $500. I was concerned that they may be of lower quality, but like you said, I would imagine there is only one manufacturer (Dansk I believe) so I went ahead and ordered them. I wound up getting the complete exhaust and a set of Dansk floorpans with shipping for under $800. The exhaust alone sells for $429 on thingparts.com so I’m happy with the purchase. When I get them I’ll post if they are another brand.
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