Cherry Bomb

[Elliottbest]

Can someone help me out? Are cherry bomb exhaust road legal in the uk?

[skyrover]

Yes... manufacturer does not matter as long as decibel's are low enough

Some car's are fairly quiet with a just a resonator and cherry bomb

[ging84]

pump action shotguns are legal
doesn't mean you can have one fitted to your car
you will need to be more specific

[kambites]

I'm not aware of any regulations covering the type of silencer a car runs at all beyond a catch all "mustn't be unsociably loud" type rule.

[Tickle]

Wow, not heard of a cherry bomb exhaust for a long time! A friend had one on a fiesta supersport in about 1994. Sorry not much help really!

[kambites]

Why on earth are they called "cherry bombs" anyway?

[ging84]

kambites said:

Why on earth are they called "cherry bombs" anyway?

the red tip and the noise

[skyrover]

kambites said:

Why on earth are they called "cherry bombs" anyway?

A "cherry bomb" was a small, red, noisy type of firework manufactured in the USA.

I suppose the muffler's got their name from being small, noisy and generally painted red

[Elliottbest]

Its for a VW polo 6n2

[kambites]

Ah that makes sense.

[gazz81]

A friend put one of these on an old golf, was pretty noisy!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornet-Bomb-Universal-Re...

[RobinBanks]

Tickle said:

Wow, not heard of a cherry bomb exhaust for a long time! A friend had one on a fiesta supersport in about 1994. Sorry not much help really!

It's a term I had even forgotten!

[Baryonyx]

Technically most aftermarket exhausts would fall foul of construction and use regulations. Cherry Bombs moreso than most because they have a reputation for being incredibly loud and with an emphasis on high frequency noise, which makes them more obvious to the passerby.

Didn't Cherry Bombs come with a glass fibre packing rather than a metallic type of wool?

[StottyEvo]

My pal put one on his mk1 Punto when we were 17. Ahh memories

[StottyEvo]

Baryonyx said:

Didn't Cherry Bombs come with a glass fibre packing rather than a metallic type of wool?

Yes I believe so, they were incredibly heavy!

[Impasse]

About 100 years ago I stuck a Cherry Bomb on the back of my Sierra 2.3 Ghia.
It. Sounded. Awesome.



For about six weeks, then I got bored of it.

[carl_w]

Is it a Muff D.I.V.E.R.?

[MidnightXR6]

carl_w said:

Is it a Muff D.I.V.E.R.?

Made me laugh.

[JimmyConwayNW]

I saw loads of these on vauxhall Novas and Corsa B's back in the car cruise days. They were st then and must be even stter now.

[AC43]

Oh God those things. As seen on many a barried-up Chevette/Escort/Crapri in the early 80's where I grew up.