Cheap exhaust tips

Zed Baron

Zed Baron

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I bought some cheap exhaust tips for £18 from Amazon 2.5 years ago while I had the originals polished. This is what they look like now, like new with a bit of metal polish.
 
Looking good. :thumbsup:

Soon after I bought my current Z4 I took the tips off so it would be easier to polish them, then discovered the tail-pipes were stainless.

I thought they looked much better without tips so I polished the tail-pipes instead!
 

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flybobbie said:
Zed what did you use to clean them a Brillo pad, looked scratched.
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No brillo pad I save that for the alloys :lol: but I did have a rummage in the kitchen and found the bottle of stainless steel cleaner. The original tips I got back from the polishers are away in a box for another day.
 
enuff_zed said:
As usual in life, one sticks out that little bit more than the other
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It must be a Norfolk thing, Martin. My 'car' has two massive tips which are perfectly in line, thank you :lol:
 
Do these just come straight off with a tap from behind with a rubber mallet? Mine are filthy and too close to the bumper for me to want to go near with a brillo!
 
ajguk said:
Do these just come straight off with a tap from behind with a rubber mallet? Mine are filthy and too close to the bumper for me to want to go near with a brillo!
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Exactly what I was just about to ask. :thumbsup: Unless someone can recommend a spray on type product or similar that will remove all the s**t easily?
 
they should do.. mine only needed a bit of a tap at the back.. kind of awkward to get to but easy enough to get off once you get a bit of clearance
 
ajguk said:
Do these just come straight off with a tap from behind with a rubber mallet? Mine are filthy and too close to the bumper for me to want to go near with a brillo!
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Once you've removed them don't throw them away, these are my old tips, I had them polished20190905_175354.jpg
 
Don't want to appear stupid but I'm sure others may be asking the same question but once you get them off and polished, Do they just slide back on or are they bolted or something?
 
My 35i tips (on a 30i) have got tack welds that would need to be cut in order to remove them but the original 30i tips slide on and off but with quite some resistance - there’s some sort of spring clip thing
 
Nanu said:
Don't want to appear stupid but I'm sure others may be asking the same question but once you get them off and polished, Do they just slide back on or are they bolted or something?
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On the 23is they just tap off, looking at the image above the 20is must be the same & I think 35i &35is have a weld on them
 
I know this is a E89 thread, but if they are the same as E86 tips, they just push back on (with a little assistance from a mallet). It’s a very secure fit.
 
Nanu said:
Don't want to appear stupid but I'm sure others may be asking the same question but once you get them off and polished, Do they just slide back on or are they bolted or something?
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the 35 tips are welded on mate, this thread seems to be primarily about 23/2.0 cars where the tips slide on and off
 
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