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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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Here are some pics on before & after,before I put them on my '99. Using Maguires Chrome Polish, elbow grease, and a buffer. I purchased these to replace stock exhaust on my '99. Putting x-pipe and exhaust on next week.







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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Looks nice...
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Old Oct 13, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Looks....how it's supposed to?

The tips previously look like they had survived a coal mine blast
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Looks great!I need to do mine.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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It is going a little overboard to remove the exhaust just to clean the tips.
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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If I pulled my Z06 exhaust, I'd clean the whole thing like Patches did..Wow, did that look nice...
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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How on earth did your tips get that dirty to begin with???

I've never polished mine with anything, only ever hit them with soapy water when washing the whole car. My car has ~120k miles and has litterally gone months between washings, my tips look like your "polished" ones after a quick wash?
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Old Oct 14, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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Nice job!
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