Simple question for a jag newby Mk10

only 42 cm, measured from the base of the rear sill…IF you pull it out sideways
(thats only about 17" for you Yanks)…much higher if you go via the rear

drop it onto carpet and drag it out like a human mule with ropes

search for my “super easy radius arm removal” thread,
I made a special tool which turns that nightmare into a snack

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getting the exhaust apart is the hardest