Probably SS or something similarly long lasting. I still have the original front half of the
exhaust from my '85 Jetta TD with ~480k, and it has very little corrosion, even though the car
was rusted out in several places.

On 1 Apr 2008 at 15:05, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Well, am somewhat embarrassed to say that I didn't check to see what
> kind of metal I was playing with. I was just about to tack it in place
> when I noticed it wasn't attracted to the magnet I use for holding the
> work.
>
> Here's some pics of part. Its' the "Y" I cut from the Jetta downpipe:
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/temp%22y%22pics
>
> There appears to be corrosion inside, but maybe not the pipe reacting.
>
> It is not attracted to my magnet. (how I found out)
>
> It feels too heavy to be aluminum and doesn't grind/file like it either.
>
> SS?
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>
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Shawn Wright
http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
'85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA