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Hello!

So I've had my EP3 Type R ( 2005 ) Premiere Edition for almost 2 years. After having to resolve a ton of issues caused before I got it, it seems mine is now showing problems due to age as per many EP3's in the UK at this point : (

The back box and centre section of my exhaust is quite badly corroded and need replacing ( but the rest of it is fine apparently ).

The garage has told me I may want to source the parts myself rather than go through them to avoid getting a 'euro' part which are apparently much noisier. I'm not 100% on what this means but sourcing myself would be cheaper I am sure.

I'm a bit of a noob with this stuff, can anyone advise on replacement aftermarket parts taking into account what the garage has said?

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