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exhaust tips?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:29 pm
by likeamojay
Is there any way I can replace the exhaust tips on my 2000 Bonneville SSEi without replacing the whole exhaust system? Are they welded on the exhaust pipes? I'm fine with the OEM one, but the tips are really worn out and oxidized beyond belief.
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:49 pm
by harofreak00
Yes. Many of us 2000+ owners have custom tips. It requires a little bit of custom work to make them fit since the stock exhaust comes out at an angle.
harofreak00 wrote:Don't mind the missing center taillight, I am working on re-clearing another one.
Local exhaust shop charged me $45 to put them on, I thought that was a great price. He had to heat up the stock piping near the Y-pipe to bend things around a little bit in order to make the tips align correctly. He has skills!
dirty already.. only have 5 miles on them
ekkk...ugly spiderweb cracks! :(
I painted the welds to keep them rust free
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You can see where he bend the pipes in the bottom left corner of this pic
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:28 pm
by Gumball
likeamojay wrote:I'm fine with the OEM one, but the tips are really worn out and oxidized beyond belief.
you could also clean them up with a grinding tool like a dremel, or by hand with sand paper. its work but do come out looking better.
of course they wont stay like that for ever
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:39 pm
by likeamojay
Exhaust shop? Would an auto parts store do the same for around the same price?
BTW, what did you use to clear your tailights? A battery-operated dremel? power drill? I'm having trouble cutting through the plastic.
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 11:21 pm
by bonnevillain
Auto parts stores don't generally do any actual work.. Your best bet is an exhaust shop. Most people used an electric dremel, I used a regular power drill with daimond cutting blades.
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:30 am
by likeamojay
Will the exhaust shops be able to weld aftermarket exhaust tips that have screws on the end?
battery-operated or corded power drill? Or does it matter? what exactly do you mean by diamond cutting blades? Is the drill bit a certain shape?
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:24 am
by bonnevillain
Corded, I don't really like battery powered drills but that's just prefference. The faster it spins, the better.
Just a circular blade, like this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=31501
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:25 am
by likeamojay
Oh ok I have some of those blades, but they broke easily. Maybe I was pressing too hard. Thanks for the info. I'll give it a try.
Re: exhaust tips?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:43 am
by 00Beast
likeamojay wrote:Will the exhaust shops be able to weld aftermarket exhaust tips that have screws on the end?
Please, don't install those tips. They're cheap, and they won't last very long. Get the e-bay ones that quite a few people have, they look nice and are about $65 for a set.