Custom Mounted Exhaust Tips - No More Black Soot!
#41
If I could get some fake rims so that they stayed clean, I'd get them. Brake dust is a b!tch.
Here are my new rims, BTW.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/687848-my-adventures-moving-19-c6-s.html
Here are my new rims, BTW.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-tires/687848-my-adventures-moving-19-c6-s.html
#42
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
If I could get some fake rims so that they stayed clean, I'd get them. Brake dust is a b!tch.
Here are my new rims, BTW.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687848
Here are my new rims, BTW.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=687848
#43
I doubt they make them in 19". Anyway, I think the ones that are best would be the solid polished discs that are like a mirror. Those actually look nice, but they really hurt the cooling. Ahhh, I'll just stick to cleaning the rims all the time. This time around I got chromed ones so it should be easier to clean than the polished rims.
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You guys are forgetting what looks dumber here. Non-functional exhaust tips that no one would know about unless they looked under the car, or a Trans Am without exhaust tips at all. Fake, non-functional, whatever you wanna call 'em, they look better than two empty spaces in a rear bumper molded to form around exhaust tips.
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
Money wise it cost me about 50 bucks to have the tips fully polished. I built all the rest of the stuff myself. It's not your money or your time obviously. I guess I could say you wasted your time typing in a negative response. That's something that I never understood.
#47
That's not really easier. My tips never get black so they always look good and not just after cleaning them. I forgot to mention, some other benefits is that I was able to adjust them so they look perfect without having to do any welding or bending and I was also able to tuck them up higher without having to worry about the heat effecting the body panel.
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I can't believe you guys are getting all in an uproar over the fact that the exhaust actually comes out 12" sooner..
I think it's a sweet idea..
I wonder if the stockers could be chromed?
I think it's a sweet idea..
I wonder if the stockers could be chromed?
#49
Yeah, you can chrome them. I might in the future. I coated them with a clearcoat to keep them from dulling, but the rocks thrown up hits the clear and makes it look like crap, so I'll either replace them with the Corsa clones or else have these chrome plated. I'm going to rig some rock shields first, though.
#51
Chromed would look awesome. You just don't see the factory tips polished or chromed and they're a really nice shape as well. I guess it's cheaper or easier to just buy new ones.
I just chromed my custom shifter handle while my car is at the shop. I'll post a before and after pic in just a minute.
Before - black paint.
After - chromed
I just chromed my custom shifter handle while my car is at the shop. I'll post a before and after pic in just a minute.
Before - black paint.
After - chromed
Last edited by JasonWW; 09-18-2007 at 11:56 AM.
#53
Prices vary quite a bit. My shifter handle was 50 bucks. I think I paid about $60 each to have my tips fully polished. Chrome work is mostly polishing and then the chemical dips which only costs a bit more.
Chrome is not going to dull on you like a polished part will and the dirt will just wipe off.
Chrome is not going to dull on you like a polished part will and the dirt will just wipe off.
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
Yeah, the camaro rear bumper is higher so you can see everything.