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My Next Mod - 4.6 Tips
So, I just bought these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2BSI%26otn%3D2
How do they install? I checked this thread. Some are saying you have to weld them, some are saying to cut off the existing tips and weld, Phong says they slip right over the existing without the need for welding or screws. :dunno: Has anyone else installed these same tips? |
i looked at the same auction and decided against this mod after seeing how the other non IS x5's looked after this mod.
From what i read, you have to cut your current tips off to slip these on, then secure them on your pipes with a few welds behind the bumper. If you look at the parts diagram on the ebay item sale, it shows that the IS exhaust actually has a rectangular bracket which snuggly fits these tips. Without having that your welder will have to be a bit crafty in positioning and directing the tips with the bumpers off. Let us know how your install goes. More testimonials just go into the pool of knowledge and experience here. Good luck. |
^^ this is exactly what i did. Cut off the existing pipes and replace them with smaller in diameter pipes and welded. I bought it from the same vendor and love it michelle! Here are the pics of mine
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M sure has a subtle way of asking for volunteers :rofl: |
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I'll fix mine if you fix yours... |
Honestly Michelle, I really like the std. black tips; they're very Ferrari-esque. I Some of you overhype the 4.6/4.8 style and don't give the 4.4 look enough credit!
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Exactly, i have a 3.0i which the tips are discusting, but i bought a 4.4i exhaust and black chrome tips, i think they look really nice so i went with those over the 4.6is/4.8is tips.
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I got my X5 hooked with the Dice kit, so I just pop my iphone in the cradle...got the 24" iMac G5 Alluminum, Airport Extreme, thinking of getting a Apple TV now... Just nice to see a Apple Fanboy on a X5 Fanboy site..just like me..:thumbup: |
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Your call! Either will look good... Just take off your mudflaps first though if you wanna show off the tires :thumbup: (Then replace the Michelins with Yokohama Advans since theyre 3/4" wider!) |
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I don't have Michelins anymore. I replaced them with Toyo Proxes in November. |
4.4 tips look good on a 4.4, 4.6/4.8 tips look good on a 4.6/4.8. The 4.4 tips look great imo, esp the black chrome sport ones.
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what does the x stand for?
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M, you need a good welder. I remember seeing a post where the welder welded crooked and he had to go back. |
Danica will have a sexy ass with those on! :thumbup:
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I agree - I just bought the 4.6 tips from Michelle's link!!! lol good job Michelle -thanks for the link LOL. I love these tips, anyone in NYC that knows a good welder (queens / LI preferrably)? It's funny because I think just last night I looked down at my 4.4 tips and said.. i gotta get the chrome tips.. I always liked the 4.6 tips so when I saw that I jumped at it. Should go well with the rest of my planned mods for exterior: 4.6 kit, allu running boards. Ext mods will have to wait for service I need to do though. |
Anyone ever do Magnaflow 14816 mufflers....they're all the rage (cynical voice) on the 540, 740, and M5 boards ;) http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=682844 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkaHuQ7NvW0 - Little plug for the thread we made....they sound AMAZING on the V8, the 3.0 I don't know about....and for under $300 including installation, they can't be beat.
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this thread is all over the place but i do agree with LeMans: make sure you get a good welder!! one of my 4.6 tips "just fell off" last summer after a few months.
GL! you're going to love how it looks! |
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IMO the 4.6is was the best looking e53 made, but the exhauset tips were never my cup of tea. |
Another tangent to this question....I have a 4.6is....the current tips look like crap, despite polishing as best I can....would love to replace them with new......How simple or difficult is this in my case since it's not really a mod? Is there just a set screw or something? Looks like there's a small hole in it in the eBay ad.
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OK M - I got my tips last night and got them welded at a shop for $60.. they had to cut the black tips off..
I like how they turned out.. sorry for the blackberry phone pic.. |
Me too, its very rare that you see such nice dual black chrome exhaust tips on a suv. I just paid almost $200 for a new set of them to make it look awsome.
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Does your dad do exhaust? I'd lean towards a pro shop for the $60 - at least you can hold them accountable.
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then what's there to think about :-). From what I watched them do, its a simple job for him. As long as you have the tools to cut the existing tips. That looked like the hardest part of the job.. probably went through a couple of their blades..
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Michelle, you r going to love these tips. You will see the dual pipes which will be cut and visible but they can be spraypainted black and you'll never know the differencehttp://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSC00254.jpg
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I'm having them installed on Saturday. :dancing:
Are both tips identical? Or is one for the left and one for the right? They aren't marked, but look slightly different. :dunno: |
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That's the Corona making them look different ;)
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Corona is gross. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...de4/Patron.jpg |
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Come on M, show us your TIpS :rofl:
BTW, there is nothing wrong with Mexican piss water (aka Corona....DONT FRUIT THE BEER)!! |
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The tips are getting installed on Saturday. |
....hmmmfff....guess we have to wait then...so much for the prostate gland :rofl: :rofl:
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I love things in pairs.....
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That might be the way you think pumpkin, but us NON-sword fighters know what I meant. Typical "we're the center of the universe" New Yorker checking in.
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Post pics when it's done
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Just remember who has a nicer ass ;) Quad tips....FTW
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M, follow the stock measurements in my post here for tips install sio that they don't stick out too much.
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Great!! Thanks, Sunil!
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UPDATE: So, I went to the shop today to have the tips welded on. They opened the box and were wondering if there was supposed to be other parts included. They weren't sure by looking at the tips how they were going to do it. I told them that I know 10 other people who bought the same tips from the same eBay seller and they were able to install them.
So, they put the X up on the lift. They were very unsure which part of the tips and where to cut. Should they cut just the outer tips? Or the outer and inner tips/ Also, they didn't know what to weld the new tips to. Do they weld them directly to the face of the muffler. SOOOO........rastafarai, jst2878, (and anyone else with a 4.4i who did this mod)....how did they do yours?
I'm really glad they didn't just guess what to do and half-ass it. The guys seemed really concerned about doing a quality job. He asked if I could find out from you guys how you did it and to get some pictures. I won't have a chance to go back for two weeks...I'm in Richmond last week at the NASCAR race. |
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U need to go to a better shop . Possibly if you're lucky around your parts and have a shop that specializes with exhausts and or a performance/tuning oriented shop... Your questions are very a/b/c simple questions and any competent technician should know the answers to the ones you just posted. The only factor in question how far do the tips stick out and that is moreso dependant on either his decision on yours IMO...... |
i follow LEMANsX5 post http://www.xoutpost.com/450449-post19.html for the measurements and cut my 3.0i tips leave about 1'' before the muffler .And come out to be like this.
thank you LENAMSX5 http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/...038375f5_b.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/...e578b6b1_b.jpg |
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4.6 tips are over-rated, Quads FTMFW
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lookout, oval vs. quad war. The both look slick its really just personal preference
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ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVICE M. On the inside of your tips, make sure your installer sprays the inside of your tips with hi temp matte black paint.
It's all in the details......the details....... |
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The next Q's would be: - How do I paint them? - Where do I paint them? - What kind of paint? - How many layers? - How long to dry? :) |
michelle. He needs to cut the stock tips off at the same point where the tips are welded but you have to check the distance the new tips will stick out. A plumbers tape measure(wooden made) and find a sweet position that u are happy with
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Wagner. Thanks for the ~joke of the day~ ;-)
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Sorry for late response, answers below. The spray paint is a good idea, to bring with u or have them do it after they cut the dual exhaust. It's the one step I wish I had done, but I'm just going to get some hi temp paint and spray them.
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Thanks, Guys.
I'm definitely going to take it somewhere else to have them installed. I'm just glad this guy didn't take a guess and start cutting and welding as he thought fit! |
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Quad tips. ///M style...FTW
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Huh? I have no clue what you're talkin about
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whats up with the ton of sponsor links these days...
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Premier Members don't see them. :stickpoke |
Michelle, What's the update?
Here's another write-up by King I came across looking for someting else. |
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You can't find a how to section in this group and take it to a local muffler shop or gas station. I would think that the person who services your farm tractors could do this as well.
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michelle. your dad can do it let him weld it on for you (J/K )seen the first guy had no clue
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