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Apr 15, 2007 | 11:27 AM

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Post pics of what they look like when they are on the car

Apr 15, 2007 | 11:44 AM

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Not installed yet waiting on y-pipe.

Apr 15, 2007 | 12:14 PM

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I got my headers and y like a week ago. Sucks you still havent gotten yours yet. Im sure any day now you'll get it. Then you can get them installed and post pics for everyone.

Apr 15, 2007 | 12:23 PM

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Why does everyone keep saying they're gonna change colors? I have polished stainless headers and they still look polished.

Apr 15, 2007 | 12:36 PM

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They should change a little but still be shiney. If you get a lot of prints on them then they will look like **** too you have to make sure you get them wiped off b4 u start it. The y-pipe should be here this week I got a shipping confirmation for the week of 4-16.

Apr 15, 2007 | 04:14 PM

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I never said they would lose the shine but they will always turn the color of the header you pictured.

Apr 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM

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Why does everyone keep saying they're gonna change colors? I have polished stainless headers and they still look polished.

What kind of headers do you have? They sure don't look like polished stainless in the pics you have. They look ceramic coated.

Apr 15, 2007 | 06:12 PM

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What kind of headers do you have? They sure don't look like polished stainless in the pics you have. They look ceramic coated.

X2... those definitely look like they have some kind of coating on them.

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Apr 15, 2007 | 06:16 PM

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Why does everyone keep saying they're gonna change colors? I have polished stainless headers and they still look polished.

If you are talking about the ones in your pictures, yours are Coated.

Apr 15, 2007 | 06:51 PM

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They look great but are they going to stay that shiny if they arent coated?

Mine did not. All that work down the tubes lol.

Apr 15, 2007 | 06:53 PM

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I seen bare kooks the other day with some miles and they looked like **** i think it should help. I also had jet hot coated headers which dulled.

Apr 15, 2007 | 07:07 PM

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When they start looking dull, just wrap them in tin-foil

totally kidding

Apr 15, 2007 | 07:20 PM

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Your not going to want to coat a stainless header. It is a waste to do so. They look nice all polished up like that for sure though man!

Apr 15, 2007 | 08:59 PM

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Yes always wipe down stainless headers with alchohol before starting the car for the first time or the oil in your fingers will make some very ugly permanant fingerprints on your headers.

Apr 21, 2007 | 01:43 AM

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Decided I would go over my catback too here is the midpipe to my magnaflow dual/dual catback. I got the over the axle pipe rdy to polish also.

Apr 22, 2007 | 12:44 AM

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Heres the over the axle pipe its not perfect but much better

Apr 22, 2007 | 05:57 AM

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thats a good idea i think i'll do that to my catback today.insalling it tuesday with the new tips.what tips did you end up getting?

Apr 22, 2007 | 08:25 AM

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Could you post pics of the clones?? I might get the real ones.

Apr 22, 2007 | 09:45 AM

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i was tempted to polish mine but didnt due to thinking it would take a week to polish each one.. how long did it take you altogether? and with what tools? looks great btw.