Powers1 thanks for all that information. Really imformative and much appreciated. I definetly want the tips exposed through the OEM locations and not like in the picture above! P.S. Nice photo shop work!!
I am planning to take it to the garage tomorror and see what the "experts" reccomend. will keep you posted.

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