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19th February 2015, 06:34 PM
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I bought and fitted one of these to my old 2002 S8 FE (link below / not type approved). I needed to cut away part of the bracket but otherwise it fitted up perfectly & passed MOT emissions without any issues. I only replaced the one that needed doing, in my case the OS. I would not do more than you have to.
It's not an MOT fail to have a non type approved cat fitted, provided it passes emissions - which is all that matters for any car and that one is fitted when it should be. http://rover.ebay.co.uk/rover/0/e114...008960f754b23c 
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19th February 2015, 06:38 PM
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The trade price is still horrendous - at best 10% off
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19th February 2015, 06:39 PM
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 My understanding is that it's actually illegal to sell or fit a non-approved catalyst for cars built/registered after a specific date around 2001.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!  Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! 
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19th February 2015, 07:07 PM
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It is not illegal to supply and fit a non type approved cat for a car pre (insert date) 2002 intra trade.
It is against the law for a retailer to supply to the trade and for them to fit a non type approved cat to a car which should have a type approved cat fitted. It is not illegal for a private individual to fit a non type approved cat to his/her car. Nowhere in the MOT test criteria is it stated that a non type approved cat will fail a car if fitted to a car that was produced after the type approval date (whatever month it is in 2002). Last edited by brasiliangringo; 19th February 2015 at 07:10 PM.
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