01-30-2017, 03:26 PM | #1 |
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F25 X3 Aftermarket Exhaust Tips Availability
Greeting forum members,
relatively new forum member here, been lurking for a while now. I was cleaning up my 2013 X3 (black) over the weekend when I noticed how dirty the exhaust tips looked. I decided to pull them off and clean them over the weekend. Once I had cleaned them up, I noticed that the metal had developed quite a bit of pitting/discoloration from the extensive carbon build up. Needless to say, I decided the best course of action would be to just buy new tips. Do any forum members have any suggestions on aftermarket exhaust tips for our F25 X3's? I'm not looking for any weld-on exhaust tips, only the clamp style, or the similar stock BMW internal-clip style tips. I know the stock BMW ones are available, just thought I'd see if there is a nice aftermarket option that would look good on our vehicles before picking up the stock ones. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
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01-30-2017, 11:19 PM | #5 | |
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I'm trying to find along the lines of this (angle cut version):
Haven't been able to find one yet though. Quote:
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01-31-2017, 01:58 PM | #6 |
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You should stick with the OEM tips, if you still have the stock exhaust. Why?
1. They will fit like a glove: The probability of finding a non-OEM tip in the right diameter AND correct angle will be very small. Eventhough you can buy china-copies for the f25 on ebay, they are probably not gonna meet your expectations 2. The OEM tips will most likely be better quality than non-OEM or no-name tips. 3. You have to take note of the exhaust hole on that picture.... If its rolled in to much as pictured above (i.e. the diameter of the tips hole is much smaller, than the diameter of the pipe) the airflow will suffer because it can't leave the exhaust as easily as it should and could create what we call in German "Rückstau": The amount of air leaving the exhaust is reduced leading to decreased performance. Some of you may remember the scene in Beverly Hills Cop, where Axel sticks a banana into the cop car.. LOL Same principle. By the way: Since the 2014 LCI, you can get OEM tips in shiny chrome or brushed aluminum (as is the case with the x-Lines). I quite like brushe aluminums.
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01-31-2017, 03:58 PM | #7 |
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Some Brasso, #0000 steel wool and some elbow greese goes a long way in restoring the shine of your original BMW tips. It is likely better quality than fleabay stuff anyway.
But if you feel the need to $pend.... |
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I've already tried some steel wool and metal polish, but the pitting is actually too deep to be removed with that method, hence why I'm looking for new tips. |
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- Chrome tip: 18307602845 - Brushed aluminum tip: 18308605660
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I'm tired of looking at the never perfect chrome tips as well... So I'm doing a custom exhaust retrofit when I get my hands on a good condition used one..
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How did you remove the tips? Did they slip off?
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12-28-2021, 04:22 PM | #12 |
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Does anyone know what should the size of a tip cover be? I mean, given the outer diameter of 75mm of an M twin tailpipe tip, a cover with clams and rounded inverted edges should be like, what - 76mm? 80mm?
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12-28-2021, 04:31 PM | #13 |
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For this one - 18302233613, for instance, there's absolutely no cover listed. So GENERALLY speaking, would you have any idea how much wider a cover should be? Don't know if with the clamps inside a 76mm could slide on top and if the 80mm wouldn't be too large. Funny how BMW hasn't provided some covers for that as well, twin pipes do look cooler but this ones are too... skinny without a cover trim.
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