The complete automotive resource for buyers, sellers, and owners like you.
Car, Truck and SUV Forums at Roadfly
+ Bentley Forums
+ BMW Forums
+ Cadillac Forums
+ Chevrolet Forums
+ Ferrari Forums
+ Jaguar Forums
+ Lamborghini Forums
+ Lotus Forums
+ Mercedes-Benz Forums
+ Maserati Forums
+ MINI Forums
+ Porsche Forums
+ General Discussion
+ Marketplace Forums
Black Exhaust Tips are NLA (archive)
[ Follow Ups ] [ M5 (E28) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Posted by Lamar on June 25, 2002 at 14:06:50:

In Reply to: anyone know where to get exhaust tips posted by chuck lane on June 25, 2002 at 11:47:14:

I recently replaced the catalytic converter, muffler and all related hardware on my M5. I also looked for the black exhaust tips because mine were a little rough. It turns out that they are NLA (No Longer Available). Identical tips are available in chrome, however, but I couldn't stand to put any chrome on my car.

I cleaned up the old tips and was going to re-finish them with high-temperature black paint, but I decided to leave them off the car for several reasons. For one thing, when I pulled the old tips off the muffler, there was a lot of corrosion around where the tips were friction fitted to the muffler pipes. One pipe even broke off while I was removing the tip due to the corrosion. It appeared that the tips were holding moisture and debris around the muffler pipe, thus accelerating corrosion. Too, the car doesn't look bad without the tips.

Regards


looking for the black flared out tips



Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ M5 (E28) Message Board ] [ Msg. Board FAQ ]
Questions, comments, or problems, please visit the Roadfly help desk.
Roadfly.com Logo © 1997 - 2008 Jump Internet Inc. All rights reserved.