Aero back box

[Steve440]

What is the difference between pre 2003 and post 2004 Aero back box?

I know the part number is different but are they actually different? Will a pre 2003 box fit a post 2004 model.

Thanks

Steve

[mikeloadsasaabs]

I believe from what I've read that the tailpipe exits the box at a different angle on the 2004MY onwards, and that they are definitely not interchangeable.

[Steve440]

Thanks Mike.

Steve

[mikeloadsasaabs]

No problem. The earlier ones seem to be much easier to find, I have been looking myself as mine is a 2004MY and the back box is looking really ratty! Some suppliers give the same part number all the way through, so be very wary when buying.

[Steve440]

Yes now you have said the difference is obvious. The earlier one has a wiggle in the tail pipe but the later one is almost straight.

I had thought about getting one of these but if the tailpipe is going to be a problem I wonder how this would fit?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131064468601?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Steve

[mikeloadsasaabs]

That photo looks suspiciously like this one:

http://www.maptunparts.com/exhaust-systems/maptun-cat-back/3963/maptun-cat-back-twinpipe-9-5-i-2006-2010-aero-2004-2010.html

which is genuine Maptun - and cheaper! The caption "Beispielfoto" on your link means "sample photo" and therefore you cannot assume it's exactly what you'll get. I would be very wary of Ebay merchants who rip off photos from reputable companies.

Or there is this single pipe Maptun version, which I was considering:

http://www.maptunparts.com/exhaust-systems/maptun-cat-back/3971/maptun-cat-back-9-5-i-2006-2010-aero-2004-2010.html

I enquired about postage from Sweden to Austria and was quoted around 450SEK, which is about £40-50.

[sgould]

The twin pipe exhaust might look something like this....