Exhaust Tips on 530xi

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Dec 21, 2007 | 04:44 AM

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My Ride: 07' 530d - M-Sport - Titanium Silver / Black Dakota leather 08' 120i - M-Sport - Alpine White III / Black Sensatec

Just hold your foot over the dirty tip and check if it's coming any exhausts from the other.

Dec 21, 2007 | 05:32 AM

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My Ride: 2008 535i: June 6th start build, complete June 17th, at NY Port July 5th, at dealer July 10th, took delivery Friday July 13- Plantimum Bronze/Natural Brown Leather/Light Poplar, Sport Package, Sport Auto, Active Steering, Premium Package, CWP & PDC. Dinan Performance Software 384hp & 421 ft/lbs.

Both sides are functional in the US. The normal path is through one side only but after a certain threshold (don't know if it's RPM, load, accelerator petal position, etc) aggressive driving opens the other side. Mine are both black because I drive more agressively. This is a nice feature because if you go to buy a used BMW, you can tell by this if the car was driven naughty or nice.

Dec 21, 2007 | 07:53 AM

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Thanks all
BTW, I messed up. The car in question is a 535xi E61. Even though a tt I "assume" the exhaust works the same although REALOEM does not yet show the E61 535 in the US or Europe for that matter.

Dec 21, 2007 | 02:55 PM

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Both tips on my 530xi are black....anyone know how to get that baked-on crust off??

Dec 22, 2007 | 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cobradav' post='509189' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:53 AM

Since clarified as a 535, vegas indicated the 535 has the same vacuum operated muffler damper as the v-8's. If that is the case, ur geezer friend is granny driving and not reaching throttle/RPM stage where the vacuum gate opens, therefore running through one tip. This makes sense if 535 has same muffler setup as the v8.

ask ur friend to look for the vacuum module.

Dec 22, 2007 | 10:29 AM

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Cobra, tell your friend give the car to me for a 2day test drive and I will return it the same black on both sides

Dec 22, 2007 | 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='508570' date='Dec 19 2007, 02:31 PM

In the US..the left side gets used...in the UK and Japan it is on the right.