For a long time now I have been concerned by the standard exhaust pipes and the headers glowing bright enough to light cigarrettes off and wanted to join the de-resricted (sorry noisy b*****ds group) but having retired 4 years ago I was not too keen on spending the sort of money required for either the factory stage 1 pipes or the G56 set up, which I have no doubt are very good.
When I was at the Kit Car Show at Stoneleigh last May, a company called "Custom Chrome" had a stand there and they currently still manufacure the well known "Cherry Bombs" that were very popular in the 60's and 70's. I enquired if they could custom make me a set of pipes that would fit the M3W and incorporate the Cherry Bombs.
They said that they would either need the car for a few days or alternatively, if I could let them have the existing pipes to use as a pattern, they would be able to do this.
As you may have read in one of my earlier posts, my car was badly damaged last July due to a rear end smash and was off the road until December being rebuilt by Williams Automobiles.
I took the opportunity whilst the car was off the road to collect the pipes from WA and take them to CC so that they could produce me a new set as previously discussed with them.
They made me a set of pipes incorporating the Cherry Bombs in stainless steel and the pictures below are when I took the new pipes down to Williams Automobiles to try them for fit during the rebuild.
Needless to say, they fitted perfectly and they sound great.
The car is noticeably livlier and I still have the original (standard) air filter and no more glowing headers.
The cost of these pipes was just over £600 for the pair.
Custom Chrome's details are as follows:-
Custom Chrome Ltd.
Lomond House
Weddington Terrace
Nuneaton
Warickshire
CV10 0AG
Phone:- 02476 387808
e-mail:- sales@custom-chrome.co.uk
I would like to state here that I have no connection with Custom Chrome or their employees, either financial or otherwise, other than being their first satisfied customer for pipes for the M3W.
