535 Tailpipe Tip
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My Ride: 2010 535i xdrive
Model Year: 2010
535 Tailpipe Tip
Hey guys - I'm looking to add black tailpipe tips to my OEM exhaust (LCI version)and have had lots of difficulty locating them. The vendors I spoke with have nothing.
After some digging around I found that the OEM tip that came with the car has the same part number, per realoem, as the 550 exhaust tip. The 550 had an option for a black chrome tip.
Has anyone purchased this tip? Could one assume it is plug n play? This is the part number 18307839270
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After some digging around I found that the OEM tip that came with the car has the same part number, per realoem, as the 550 exhaust tip. The 550 had an option for a black chrome tip.
Has anyone purchased this tip? Could one assume it is plug n play? This is the part number 18307839270
thanks!
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Model Year: 2005
does it need to be OEM?
take a look at this site - Red Tail Performance Black Performance Exhaust Tip Series
take a look at this site - Red Tail Performance Black Performance Exhaust Tip Series
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My Ride: 2010 535i xdrive
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Thanks Boost7. It does not have to be OEM but I contacted Cyba and a few others and nobody had anything for the E60 535. I did some more digging and found a DIY on how to remove the tailpipes (just use a rubber mallet) and then bring the tips to the wheel shop and have them powdercoat them. I think that is the route I am going to go since I know it's a perfect fit.
Do you know which one from this site would be a match for a stock exhaust (non-sport)? What size?
Do you know which one from this site would be a match for a stock exhaust (non-sport)? What size?
does it need to be OEM?
take a look at this site - Red Tail Performance Black Performance Exhaust Tip Series
take a look at this site - Red Tail Performance Black Performance Exhaust Tip Series
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My Ride: 2010 535i M Sport 6MT
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Lay a towel on the ground to catch the tips when they fall off. Back the tip off the muffler, one at a time, by tapping with a block of wood and hammer. A local power-coating shop did my pair of tips in gloss black for $25.
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My Ride: 2010 535i xdrive
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It was actually quite simple to remove by hand. I have a 2010 e60 so I don't know if it varies by year, but my tips had 5 pressure pushers holding them tight against the pipe (ECS tuning image attached). So all you do is twist and pull a few times and the tip pulls off. No need for any tools, maybe a hand towel on top of the tips so you don't scuff the rear bumper's lip (sport bumper's valence/diffuser's lip). Mine are now at the shop getting powder coated matte black.
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Got the tips back today and they came out mint. They were sandblasted and powdercoated. Pics attached - off and on exhaust. I think they should hold up to the heat of the exhaust, but time will tell.
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