4.6is Tips with Ractive Oval Tips
 

alright, i've researched a lot about Ractive tips and 4.6is...

at first i decided to go with Ractive since they are much cheaper and of course easier to install. i ordered them from Autobarn.com, got it in 3 days, but was not that much happy about it...

then i saw x5-4-fighting's X, exchanged PMs with him abt it, got the detailed info that i need, so i decided to return the Ractives and drove to Morristown last saturday to get the 4.6is tips. when i opened the box, i realized why they are way more expensive than Ractives, i mean, the quality is very good, and they are thick... also, i bought Y-pipes from PepBoys... zoom, zoom...:rofl:

anyway, i took pictures of them side by side and you will see the difference... hopefully, i can get them installed this weekend, just in time for the NJ-GTG...


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Yup... The 4.6 tips will look so much better on your X with the Y pipes than those Ractive tips (if I do say so myself.. :rofl: ). You won't regret the decision! :thumbup:

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So how are these 4.6 tips welded onto a 3.0 single tip exhasut.

X5-4fighting, from the back it looks like there are two tips coming out of your 3.0's muffler???

Also how much do these tips go for from Morrsitown?

Yes- there are two tips coming out from the 3.0 muffler. The 4.6is tips were welded onto the Y pipes I purchased from Pep Boys...

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I had my muffler guy cut the slanted/stock tips off, leaving about an inch to weld the Y pipes on to. I didn't need to, but I went ahead and spray painted the inside of the Y pipes a flat black color before I had my muffler guy cut the Y pipes to the right length, too...

*** these are approximate areas where to cut the Y pipes... ... and what they look like when installed...
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The key is the Y pipes and finding a good muffler shop and person who will cut the Y pipes, weld them onto the muffler, and then weld the 4.6 tips onto the Y pipes. The place/guy i picked near work is accustomed to working on BMW's, but this was his first attempt on this type of mod on an X5, believe it or not! The tips were just a little crooked on his first attempt, but the guy was such a perfectionist that he took it off once, tweaked it just a little bit until the tips were nice and straight!

The tips aren't cheap (even though our sponsor Morristown BMW sell them at a price no other dealer can beat!). Including installation cost, some people may think it's a bit more than they're willing to pay for "the look", but I wanted it done right. Besides no other tips out there in the market came even close to the OEM 4.6is exhaust look. With the staggered, bigger and wider 20" wheels, the slanted stock exhaust tips looked too wimpy. The 4.6is tips was the way to go for me! :thumbup:


* I have to credit NOVAX5 for the idea. Although he had his muffler guy custom make his Y tips, I just happened to find my Y tips from Pep Boys. To my surprise, they were even a perfect snug fit in diamater within the 4.6 tips. They just needed to be cut and welded into place with the 4.6 tips.

Wow GREAT work. Really clean installation! BTW, how far did you make the tips extend out?

Looks brilliant, nice job!

Great Look! Roughly how much were the tips?

Sharp looking job :thumbup:

Do you have spacers on your wheels?

Nice job X5-4 :thumbup: Galing!! Pinoy Innovation:thumbup:


Jayjay, I think the OEM 4.6is Tips is the way to go IMHO