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matt a
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sportex backboxes

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hi im nwe to this site and cany any body tell me if the sportex backboxes are road legal and if they are any good e.g easy to fit
any info will be apreciated many thanks
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not to sure if they are road legal got one on mine had it for 1 1/2 years no trouble with the old bill fitted straight on the original exhaust no trouble but needed to trim my centre section down when i got a straight through mid section
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ok thanks for that did it pass the mot with the exhaust fitted
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only reason y ur car would not pass an m.o.t with one is if u aint got a cat in it mate.
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yep there all legal , aslong as you dnt remove the cat. :) (Y)
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i have a cat back system if you want it?
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hi m8 thanks for the offer but have already purchased one
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Probably a pretty nooby question here but what is a cat back system? Ive heard a lot of people talking about them but have no idea what one is. Thanks
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basicly a full exhuast system
from the Cat (catalytic converter) to the Back (backbox)
Cat --> Back

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Fair enough. Pretty simple then. Thanks
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