1,in answer to MercKing the tube is actually UK road tax disc holder mounted on a small bracket to try and tidy up the edge of the fuse box cover from wher I had moved my battery to under the seat. 2,chuckyj Ihad the exhast made locally(Lincolnshire UK) to my specs and fortunatley it seems to work well ,loud enough for cars to know Im there plus no more rust coz its stainless...bonus even less cleaning. Horse.