How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns?
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How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns?
Mine are going on next week. Any tips or tricks? :skep:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Mine are going on next week. Any tips or tricks? :skep:
If so they get hot, but NOTHING compared to the Hooker Side mounts!! :eek:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (Corey 68)
Mine are going on next week. Any tips or tricks? :skep:
I thought you were going with the facotry '69 style? :confused:
If so they get hot, but NOTHING compared to the Hooker Side mounts!! :eek:
I thought you were going with the facotry '69 style? :confused:
If so they get hot, but NOTHING compared to the Hooker Side mounts!! :eek:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Mine are going on next week. Any tips or tricks? :skep:
I thought you were going with the facotry '69 style? :confused:
If so they get hot, but NOTHING compared to the Hooker Side mounts!! :eek:
I am probably crazy, but went with the real "originals." :skep:
I thought you were going with the facotry '69 style? :confused:
If so they get hot, but NOTHING compared to the Hooker Side mounts!! :eek:
I am probably crazy, but went with the real "originals." :skep:
Post some pics for us. :thumbs:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Mark,
I stopped worrying about it years ago.
You are going to get burned ... just the way it is .....
best part though , the side covers are fined, so the marks on your leg are going to make you look like a grilled chicken ...... :D
Like they said above, step wide when leaving the car.
Keep kids REAL far away from the covers.
They get the hotest when you've been traveling on the hwy.
Around town, with minimal driving, they are not so bad.
Also, heat creeps in from under the door and heats the side of the seat up pretty bad. If you keep the windows closed or near closed (when on the hwy) and the A/C on, the heat does not creep in.
The door sills also get heated up pretty good too. Remember, the mufflers are turned up inside the covers and are tilted towards the frame rail.
PS ... be really careful reaching under the car to pick up something that rolled under it. I just made this mistake 2 days ago and have burn marks the doctor ensures me will leave bad scars. The mufflers get really freeking HOT.
Best of luck.
Bill
I stopped worrying about it years ago.
You are going to get burned ... just the way it is .....
best part though , the side covers are fined, so the marks on your leg are going to make you look like a grilled chicken ...... :D
Like they said above, step wide when leaving the car.
Keep kids REAL far away from the covers.
They get the hotest when you've been traveling on the hwy.
Around town, with minimal driving, they are not so bad.
Also, heat creeps in from under the door and heats the side of the seat up pretty bad. If you keep the windows closed or near closed (when on the hwy) and the A/C on, the heat does not creep in.
The door sills also get heated up pretty good too. Remember, the mufflers are turned up inside the covers and are tilted towards the frame rail.
PS ... be really careful reaching under the car to pick up something that rolled under it. I just made this mistake 2 days ago and have burn marks the doctor ensures me will leave bad scars. The mufflers get really freeking HOT.
Best of luck.
Bill
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Long pants help. Once you get burned two or three times stretching when you get in and out just becomes habit. :yesnod:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Like everyone else has said, step wide. I carry a towel in the back for when my wife rides along. I burned my leg once, on the test drive before I bought it. I haven't burnt it since!
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (baja216)
How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns?
After that you won't do it again.
:D
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (gdh)
... or be like me and sell them after 2 weeks and go back to true duals. :rofl:
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Okay this reminds me of that fateful weekewnd
lets see last Memorial Weekend.
Sat- go to FAUXRS help him install new color matched side pipe covers, 1st go for ride with no covers on. Using my shere brilliance put both my legs (in shorts) against his passenger side pipe and have 2 nice scars to this day.
Next day
Sun- 1100PM going home, damn near killed by drunk college student. "scratch one 77 Corvette and 5 long years of labor and love"
Side pipe discussions always remind me of this.
Bad weekend for me.
:(
lets see last Memorial Weekend.
Sat- go to FAUXRS help him install new color matched side pipe covers, 1st go for ride with no covers on. Using my shere brilliance put both my legs (in shorts) against his passenger side pipe and have 2 nice scars to this day.
Next day
Sun- 1100PM going home, damn near killed by drunk college student. "scratch one 77 Corvette and 5 long years of labor and love"
Side pipe discussions always remind me of this.
Bad weekend for me.
:(
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Re: How Do You Avoid Side Pipe Burns? (OHSIXX)
Which ones? Hookers or stock? If it's Hookers, then JCL sells a polished S/S burn shield for them. I got sick of rosebuds on my ankles, so I called Jim and bought a pair for the '79.
Look good-work good!
:yesnod: :chevy :chevy :yesnod:
[Modified by MassVette, 9:23 AM 10/25/2003]
Look good-work good!
:yesnod: :chevy :chevy :yesnod:
[Modified by MassVette, 9:23 AM 10/25/2003]
