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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review....
« Reply #60 on: June 15, 2012, 02:50:28 pm »
^^^^
Should be in the next couple of hours. ~90 miles without any UNIbraces followed by just over 200 miles with UB only on many kinds of roads including about 30 in the dark on twisties in the wet etc finishing off on my usual 'test route' B-road rollercoaster near home.


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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review....
« Reply #61 on: June 15, 2012, 04:56:31 pm »
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review....
« Reply #62 on: June 15, 2012, 05:02:38 pm »

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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review....
« Reply #63 on: June 15, 2012, 06:05:20 pm »

On the question of UB exhaust clearance, is Dom including spacers in his sale? If not, and if I don't need mine they'll be unused and available to buy in a couple of weeks.


I think you'll be needing yours RR (in Kregeil's experience) seeing you have a Milltek.

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,46534.msg559514.html#msg559514


....I didn't need the spacers (and can't remember who was interested in buying mine!):



^ My custom Milltek system has "virtually nothing" in the back box according to Phil Millington and consequently a very small box alongside the petrol tank. So plenty of clearance around the UNIbrace UB where the pipe is straight through without a resonator.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #64 on: June 15, 2012, 06:11:25 pm »
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Review now updated to include my thoughts on driving with solely the UNIbrace UB but also with installation text and pics and text revisions/additions throughout.

For example, I discovered when driving it today that the horrendous noise I first experienced and reported with the UNIbrace XB was purely down to the road surface of one lane - I experienced it again but only in that same lane with the UNIbrace UB today.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #65 on: June 16, 2012, 12:33:43 am »
RR,

It was me who thought I might need your spacers, as I have the UB.

But Bacillus seems to have shown the way forward and it looks like I'll not need spacers as I have the same Resonated Milltek he's got.

Really fancy an XB now and really must get round to emailing Bruce to discuss options, as I missed out on the group buy, silly boy.

Only XB issue for me will be having to move my amp, which sits attached to the back of the rear seat, sure that's certainly possible though.

Your review has shown me the right path..and it's got two Unibraces on it.

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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #66 on: June 16, 2012, 02:23:01 am »
RR,

It was me who thought I might need your spacers, as I have the UB.

But Bacillus seems to have shown the way forward and it looks like I'll not need spacers as I have the same Resonated Milltek he's got.
 

....Ah yes, I remember now. No problem.  :happy2:


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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #67 on: June 17, 2012, 01:06:29 pm »
i need a XB in my life


But ive got a Leon  :sad1:
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #68 on: June 17, 2012, 01:55:04 pm »
i need a XB in my life


But ive got a Leon  :sad1:

You could buy one and store it in the boot...    :evilgrin:
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #69 on: June 17, 2012, 02:17:18 pm »
i need a XB in my life


But ive got a Leon  :sad1:

You could buy one and store it in the boot...    :evilgrin:

was hoping somebody who lives local would have one then we could test fit it to the leon to see if it would fit
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #70 on: June 17, 2012, 02:30:37 pm »
was hoping somebody who lives local would have one then we could test fit it to the leon to see if it would fit

Assuming the Leon install would be like the Golf's, you'll have to remove your back seat and the carpet covering to get to the metal area where the nutserts would have to be installed.
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #71 on: June 17, 2012, 02:39:06 pm »
was hoping somebody who lives local would have one then we could test fit it to the leon to see if it would fit

I like that idea. :)

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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #72 on: June 17, 2012, 02:44:08 pm »
was hoping somebody who lives local would have one then we could test fit it to the leon to see if it would fit

Assuming the Leon install would be like the Golf's, you'll have to remove your back seat and the carpet covering to get to the metal area where the nutserts would have to be installed.

im no stranger to removing the rear's of Leon's  :happy2:  My FR TDI ran with no rear interior for 2 years

Will be stripping out the rear of the LCR ready for Inters next week aswell


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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #73 on: June 17, 2012, 04:06:41 pm »
Bruce do you have to cut the carpet so that the XB lies directly on the metal of the car body or can you leave the carpet to act like a "washer" between the nutsert and XB?
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Re: UNIbraces XB & UB - Review (UPDATED 15th June)....
« Reply #74 on: June 17, 2012, 04:08:40 pm »
Ace, Surely they all must be similar as the rear seat's from a 5 Door MK5 will fit in a Leon
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