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Old 04-19-2017, 05:04 PM
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Ok Black tips ....not a discussion for wether or not to get them , I get that there are multiple schools of thought there. What I am looking for is what you have done to get them black , or who you got them from. Pics are great but not necessary (assuming they are searchable on inet). I can tell you that I have plasti-dipped mine and while they look better.... they look Plasti-dipped. I understand Corsa has some options ???
Old 04-19-2017, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by bbrown450
Ok Black tips ....not a discussion for wether or not to get them , I get that there are multiple schools of thought there. What I am looking for is what you have done to get them black , or who you got them from. Pics are great but not necessary (assuming they are searchable on inet). I can tell you that I have plasti-dipped mine and while they look better.... they look Plasti-dipped. I understand Corsa has some options ???
I used BLACK CHROME auto paint from autozone. Corsa sells them at like 65.00 apiece. You will have to cut 2 of the stocker off of your car. Then weld the corsa onto the mufflers. Robert

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Old 04-20-2017, 11:51 AM
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Would love to see how the "Black Chrome " paint looks on your tips ??

Originally Posted by robert miller
I used BLACK CHROME auto paint from autozone. Corsa sells them at like 65.00 apiece. You will have to cut 2 of the stocker off of your car. Then weld the corsa onto the mufflers. Robert
Old 04-20-2017, 04:23 PM
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Pics of the black chrome would help this decision.
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Old 04-23-2017, 10:33 AM
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I just painted mine with gloss black wheel paint then hit it with some high gloss wheel clear coat. I didn't even take them off the car.










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Absolutely an outstanding beautiful paint job..hope the paint sticks long term...

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Originally Posted by NinjaZX14r
Absolutely an outstanding beautiful paint job..hope the paint sticks long term...

NW
Thank you, its been 3 weeks so far so good but I will report back if I have some pealing

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Originally Posted by RichSobko
Thank you, its been 3 weeks so far so good but I will report back if I have some pealing
That looks good. I have been debating to take it somewhere​ to get coated or try the painting method myself. I was just pondering if I should do the mufflers black also thinking you could see the color difference from the rear end but your setup looks great with just the tips painted.
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Wow that looks good..

If you dont want to paint.. You can always buy some Corsa tips from us

-Josh
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Originally Posted by KKC7
That looks good. I have been debating to take it somewhere​ to get coated or try the painting method myself. I was just pondering if I should do the mufflers black also thinking you could see the color difference from the rear end but your setup looks great with just the tips painted.
Thank you, I was also worried about the muffle shining through but you don't notice them unless you bend down there to actually look through the hole
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Where did you get the chrome ring around the pipes.

Love the look.

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How did you tape the tips off? What brand of spray paint did you use?
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Originally Posted by dbaker
Where did you get the chrome ring around the pipes.

Love the look.

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​​​​​Thank you. No chrome rings, think it's just the way the light is hitting it to make it look like chrome, it's pretty glossy
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Originally Posted by AZGASSER
How did you tape the tips off? What brand of spray paint did you use?
I did not tape off the tips, I pretty much taped off everything else though so I didn't get any over spray on the car.

I used the Vht wheel primer paint and clear coat

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