Yeah, I’m hopeful but knowing the difference between OE & aftermarket catalytic converters , I’d guess they skimped on everything they could with respect to precious metal content. The welds are… there. They’re serviceable but nothing more than typical unskilled labor would produce. The id of the dpf exit tubing is smaller and they just welded a larger ring sleeve on it to get it to mate properly. I’m most concerned with the flange where it mounts to the turbo. It doesn’t look “off” but if it’s twisted even a little, the gasket won’t seal to the turbo. To do my best to account for this, I’ve clamped the turbo connection to the dpf first. Once I get the turbos torqued properly in the morning, I’ll go back and bolt the dpf to the 2 brackets and tighten the exhaust clamp to the mid pipe. Hopefully this will ensure the connection at the turbo is tight (at the expense of the bracket connections) instead of the other way around.

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- Tom
‘10 E70 diesel, hud, hot/cold weather, 3rd row.