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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 01:17 AM
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Can i mod the leased w204?

after seeing tons of modded exhaust on the w204
i started to think abt getting exhaust mod

however, mine was a lease...
can i still mod the exhaust?!

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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 01:42 AM
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yes you can. just as long as you keep the stock exhaust. change it back to stock when your lease is over.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 10:31 AM
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yes you can. just as long as you keep the stock exhaust. change it back to stock when your lease is over.
exactly, and do not touch your cats
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Event though you can do it, it's kinda a pain. You'll have to go through the trouble to sell the exhaust after returning the lease.
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Why would do it if is a lease car???
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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Mine is a lease too , I
Trying to do things that won't void my warranty but now I think on going to keep it . Things like x pipes and ecu tune are ok though .
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 11:32 PM
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Just swap your stock resonators with an x-pipe... make sure you keep the old one so you can have it installed back right before your lease is over, it's a fairly cheap install/reinstall... it shouldn't cost you no more than $100 for labor, I had mine done for $45
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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you can, but IMO it's a waste of $ spending on a lease.
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:56 AM
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its funny how people say why do it on a lease.....ahmm...why not? its not a hassle to sell rims and peel of Vinyl stickers and the xpipe with mufflers reverse is going to cost less than $100. So for 3 years yes I am willing to put money in to it that half I wont see back just so I am satisfied, the extra $1,000+ or even more most people spent on the P1 and P2 package I spent less making the car look and sound better IMO but thats just me!

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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ZeroSeVen
Just swap your stock resonators with an x-pipe... make sure you keep the old one so you can have it installed back right before your lease is over, it's a fairly cheap install/reinstall... it shouldn't cost you no more than $100 for labor, I had mine done for $45
yep yep i meant swap the stock resonators with x-pipe!!
thanks everyone!!!
sorry i didnt say it clear
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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Do you have an ECU flash already? Also an option (you can always revert back to stock).
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 02:32 PM
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Do you have an ECU flash already? Also an option (you can always revert back to stock).
nope just for the sound
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by x942k6
yep yep i meant swap the stock resonators with x-pipe!!
thanks everyone!!!
sorry i didnt say it clear
Go for it

I saw somewhere here in forum that you can get Magnaflow X-Pipe for $60... That's a deal that you can't pass on
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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Go for it

I saw somewhere here in forum that you can get Magnaflow X-Pipe for $60... That's a deal that you can't pass on
promotion has expired : (

tax+standard shipping now looking at 99.xx
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Originally Posted by kirillbenz22
its funny how people say why do it on a lease.....ahmm...why not? its not a hassle to sell rims and peel of Vinyl stickers and the xpipe with mufflers reverse is going to cost less than $100. So for 3 years yes I am willing to put money in to it that half I wont see back just so I am satisfied, the extra $1,000+ or even more most people spent on the P1 and P2 package I spent less making the car look and sound better IMO but thats just me!
doing something that can be done DIY is one thing. doing something that requires labor basically you are paying double the labor at the end when you return the car.

$1000 for p1 p2 for a 3yr lease is $27 a month. you don't pay the whole $1000 up front. It's completely different then spending $1000+ for wheels and tires up front.

IMO it's a waste to spent on mods on something that you are going to give back, but i'm not saying you can't mod it. if mine was a lease I would've just tint the window and call it a day.
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