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Burning Brakes
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tips
I want to change my exhaust tips from Oval to round, and chrome, 1st have any of you done this where did you get them and how do they attach if your going from Oval to round. and if you have any pics that would help me make my mind up. I do not want to cut my Oval tips off. Thanks.
Melting Slicks
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I want to change my exhaust tips from Oval to round, and chrome, 1st have any of you done this where did you get them and how do they attach if your going from Oval to round. and if you have any pics that would help me make my mind up. I do not want to cut my Oval tips off. Thanks.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Orginal-OEM-...1WxNLR&vxp=mtr
If you truly want round tips and chrome, I am not sure how you can accomplish that without cutting off the stock tips and welding or using band clamps to put the replacements on.
Drifting
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You're probably going to have to have the ovals cut out to do what you want as they're REALLY large at their extreme points and an exhaust shop likely won't have a chrome tip that large (or if they do, they're going to charge you an arm and a leg for it, especially since you'll need four). Any competent exhaust shop can cut off the oval tips and install rounded tips. The oval tips themselves are actually welded to the round exhaust pipe (if you look inside, you can see the barrel of the exhaust itself). With the ovals cut off I believe - IIRC - that the exhaust tips themselves are a bit under 2.5" diameter, which would open plenty of options rather than dealing with a + 4" tip.
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I want to change my exhaust tips from Oval to round, and chrome, 1st have any of you done this where did you get them and how do they attach if your going from Oval to round. and if you have any pics that would help me make my mind up. I do not want to cut my Oval tips off. Thanks.
Corsa tips installed
100% better
FYI, they may be for sale soon. I'm in the process of trying to buy an axle back exhaust. When I do, I won't need these anymore.
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My thoughts
First of all you do not want chrome. You want polished stainless. Chrome will only rust and pit over time. The " tips " in the Ebay link are used, and non returnable..you will note, the seller strategically did not show the rear of the tip... because they were originally welded, and cut off. . They would have to be welded back on.. and you would need a specific fixture to lock all four tips in alignment before welding, so that they could cool without distortion.
You are asking for trouble doing this without a fixture. Buying these tips for 165 dollars and having some one weld them on the car would be pure crap.
Putting tips over your existing tips would look like someone wearing two hats, one over the other.
To do it tight, you would have to remove your stock mufflers, take them to a shop, have them cut off , and the new ones welded on. With absolutly no guarantee of alignment unless the shop built a welding gig...this would cost 200 / 300 dollars.plus the tips..A 500 dollar expense for tips done properly
I would take that 500 and put it towards a cat back system. CORSA ..preferably.
Don't try to do this "cheap"...you will regret it, and you will be throwing your money away...
Bill aka ET
You are asking for trouble doing this without a fixture. Buying these tips for 165 dollars and having some one weld them on the car would be pure crap.
Putting tips over your existing tips would look like someone wearing two hats, one over the other.
To do it tight, you would have to remove your stock mufflers, take them to a shop, have them cut off , and the new ones welded on. With absolutly no guarantee of alignment unless the shop built a welding gig...this would cost 200 / 300 dollars.plus the tips..A 500 dollar expense for tips done properly
I would take that 500 and put it towards a cat back system. CORSA ..preferably.
Don't try to do this "cheap"...you will regret it, and you will be throwing your money away...
Bill aka ET
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First of all you do not want chrome. You want polished stainless. Chrome will only rust and pit over time. The " tips " in the Ebay link are used, and non returnable..you will note, the seller strategically did not show the rear of the tip... because they were originally welded, and cut off. . They would have to be welded back on.. and you would need a specific fixture to lock all four tips in alignment before welding, so that they could cool without distortion.
You are asking for trouble doing this without a fixture. Buying these tips for 165 dollars and having some one weld them on the car would be pure crap.
Putting tips over your existing tips would look like someone wearing two hats, one over the other.
To do it tight, you would have to remove your stock mufflers, take them to a shop, have them cut off , and the new ones welded on. With absolutly no guarantee of alignment unless the shop built a welding gig...this would cost 200 / 300 dollars.plus the tips..A 500 dollar expense for tips done properly
I would take that 500 and put it towards a cat back system. CORSA ..preferably.
Don't try to do this "cheap"...you will regret it, and you will be throwing your money away...
Bill aka ET
You are asking for trouble doing this without a fixture. Buying these tips for 165 dollars and having some one weld them on the car would be pure crap.
Putting tips over your existing tips would look like someone wearing two hats, one over the other.
To do it tight, you would have to remove your stock mufflers, take them to a shop, have them cut off , and the new ones welded on. With absolutly no guarantee of alignment unless the shop built a welding gig...this would cost 200 / 300 dollars.plus the tips..A 500 dollar expense for tips done properly
I would take that 500 and put it towards a cat back system. CORSA ..preferably.
Don't try to do this "cheap"...you will regret it, and you will be throwing your money away...
Bill aka ET
FWIW, the tips in the link above are not OEM as the seller posted. They are the same tips I have (with the alignment clips and set screws to hold them against the OEM oval tips). Strictly for cosmetics, I think they do just fine. I hated the small, black oval tips and opted for these as a temp fix. I was worried at first about how'd they look, but once I installed them, I was happy. Granted, it's not show car quality, but I only needed to make ME happy.
Melting Slicks
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FWIW, the tips in the link above are not OEM as the seller posted. They are the same tips I have (with the alignment clips and set screws to hold them against the OEM oval tips). Strictly for cosmetics, I think they do just fine. I hated the small, black oval tips and opted for these as a temp fix. I was worried at first about how'd they look, but once I installed them, I was happy. Granted, it's not show car quality, but I only needed to make ME happy.
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I want to change my exhaust tips from Oval to round, and chrome, 1st have any of you done this where did you get them and how do they attach if your going from Oval to round. and if you have any pics that would help me make my mind up. I do not want to cut my Oval tips off. Thanks.
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