The Saint.
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I f I order an exhaust from Germany is there any extra to pay via duty or vat? Seems like the best price for me so just wondered if there were any hidden snags.[
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The Saint.
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Great! Thanks for the speedy reply. Will get it ordered.[]
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You will be charged German VAT by the supplier (currently 19%), unless as Rod says, you are VAT registered in the UK. There is no import duty from the EU.
I'm not sure Rod is quite correct, because if you are VAT registered the supplier does not add local VAT to their invoice, and you do not have to pay UK VAT on import. Effectively it is an exempt purchase, but you would have to add VAT should you resell the item in the UK.
I'm not sure Rod is quite correct, because if you are VAT registered the supplier does not add local VAT to their invoice, and you do not have to pay UK VAT on import. Effectively it is an exempt purchase, but you would have to add VAT should you resell the item in the UK.
Yes listen to my advice!
chriscoates81
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ORIGINAL: marlin
This post needs information, pictures & links we need to know about this exhaust [
+ sound clip once fitted.
The Saint.
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Will do the sound clip when fitted. Its the Dansk sports exhaust, but oem type. Seems better deal than any other suppliers. The seller says vat @ 19% is already in the price. So hopefully all will be ok, will keep updated.[]
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Gordon Fogarty
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I bought my Dansk exhaust directly from Ottle auto dienst Germany.
It was delivered really quickly, vat was paid at local German rate of 19%, €799 including fitting kit.
I bought a Dansk 96.330s sports system. A little louder than std but not obtrusive and looks completely OE standard, which is what I wanted.
Initially i was very impressed and did some long runs with no issue, e.g. mixed speed run accross from Stranraer in Scotland to Scarborough.
More recently I did a long motorway run at 80mph Belfast - Limerick and after 4 hrs had a sore ears, there seems to be some sort of resonance at higher constant speed which is a pity as it is not really noisy. At 80mph in 6th gear the revs are quite low.
Anybody got and solutions to resonance issue?
Cheers
Gordon
It was delivered really quickly, vat was paid at local German rate of 19%, €799 including fitting kit.
I bought a Dansk 96.330s sports system. A little louder than std but not obtrusive and looks completely OE standard, which is what I wanted.
Initially i was very impressed and did some long runs with no issue, e.g. mixed speed run accross from Stranraer in Scotland to Scarborough.
More recently I did a long motorway run at 80mph Belfast - Limerick and after 4 hrs had a sore ears, there seems to be some sort of resonance at higher constant speed which is a pity as it is not really noisy. At 80mph in 6th gear the revs are quite low.
Anybody got and solutions to resonance issue?
Cheers
Gordon
thirteeneast
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I have yet to hear of someone not complain of drone on anything other than OEM.
The Saint.
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I hope that I dont have the drone problem, but the exhaust is the same as above post, and from same supplier. Oettle auto dienst. Wanted to keep pretty much standard. so fingers crossed.[]
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It was me, not Rod, giving out duff VAT advice [
]You are quite right. I was thinking of Box 2 on the VAT return where you have to account for VAT due on acquisitions. That figure is added into your Sales VAT. However, Box 4 allows you to reclaim the VAT on acquisitions from the EU again. I'm sure it all makes sense to someone at HMRC [8|]
Every time (luckily not very often) I need to fill in a VAT return that involves purchases from the EU it confuses me completely.
Black GT3 avatar photo rounding the Karussell - that's the problem. I used a photo of Rod's car almost identical to yours in my book.
Gordon Fogarty
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Has anybody got experiencein of using sound deadening techniques to solve drone issue?
Cheers
Cheers
thirteeneast
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An OEM silencer?.
A loud radio?.
A pair of Ear plugs?
Or removing an after market silencer?.
Sorry.
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A loud radio?.
A pair of Ear plugs?
Or removing an after market silencer?.
Sorry.
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Gordon Fogarty
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No there must be a better solution out there.
The Dansk system seems like a quality part, and its not loud, the issue is at motorway speeds so revs are low in 6th gear.
(Don't Dansk make parts directly for Porsche?)
Cheers
The Dansk system seems like a quality part, and its not loud, the issue is at motorway speeds so revs are low in 6th gear.
(Don't Dansk make parts directly for Porsche?)
Cheers
I've a sound and vibration consutancy background, much of my work involving various aspects of vehicle development. I can tell you that maufacturers devote a LOT of time trying to achieve a desirable in-car balance of intake and exhaust sound, whilst avoiding boom conditions, for different driving scenarios: part and full-throttle acceleration and over-run in different gears, constant speed conditions, etc.
Unless the aftermarket exhaust system has been developed thoroughly with a specific intake system, it's always possible that there will be some NVH issues. And because it's best to tackle problems at source, it's unlikely that sound deadening techniques will be of use if problems are encountered.
Jeff
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Now have Dansk mufflers fitted. Very impressed with quality. Now have to decide what to do with Switchable Eisenman exhaust, that was removed. indy had to cut bottom brackets off to remove.[]
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