Hi Thomas,
Like a lot of restorer/manufacturers Steph tends to limit his time on The Internet. It's largely a matter of time management and during 2007 Steph has had a lot of calls on his time.
Sadly this has been due to a family crisis when his father died after a couple of years in and out of hospital. I think Steph found himself working very long hours trying to keep on top of orders at this time as of course, not only does he supply Vintage Speed equipment, he makes them too.
When his father died in late spring he found everything too much to cope with and took his family off to spend 6 months with his in-laws in Greece.
When he got home a couple of months ago he told me he had decided to supply major VW Stores only; supplying one customer with 20 4 tip exhausts is easier than sending out one 4 tip exhaust to 20 people.
It's a sensible move, Steph's products have alway been in demand because they are high quality but having to respond individually to so many orders has simply worn him down.
You'll find major stockist like BBT and Karmann Konnection have a supply of Steph's 4 tip exhausts and some of his other Vintage Speed parts.