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YOUR RESEARCH'Tips' for keeping exhaust tips?
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Use clamps, new s/s bolts
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I have new tips, and last time used new clamps, new s/s bolts but as they've come off again I don't like how little clamp there is considering how heavy the tips are.
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One of mine fell off but I luckily saw it bouncing down the road and thought that I really must replace the cheap clamps that came with my Topgear exhaust that I fitted 3.5 years earlier.
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One of mine fell off but I luckily saw it bouncing down the road and thought that I really must replace the cheap clamps that came with my Topgear exhaust that I fitted 3.5 years earlier.
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They are too expensive for what they are to replace every other year!
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By the time the new quality stainless clamps arrived I’d lost the other one, I only then realised that I had the expensive Tequipment tips and a replacement set were about £700!
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Moral of the story is don’t use cheap parts as you may never get around to replacing them in time.
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Replace cheap clamps
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One of mine fell off but I luckily saw it bouncing down the road and thought that I really must replace the cheap clamps that came with my Topgear exhaust that I fitted 3.5 years earlier.
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By the time the new quality stainless clamps arrived I’d lost the other one, I only then realised that I had the expensive Tequipment tips and a replacement set were about £700!
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I have new tips, and last time used new clamps, new s/s bolts but as they've come off again I don't like how little clamp there is considering how heavy the tips are.
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Lost an exhaust tip on Monday but can't find it. I had previously lost one but was lucky enough to find it and then refit with new clamps etc - so this one
may
have been pinched (but probably not) or I've just lost one again in a fairly short amount of time.
Are there any good tips / extra measures / additions for refitting so I don't lose my new ones too? They are too expensive for what they are to replace every other year!
One of mine fell off but I luckily saw it bouncing down the road and thought that I really must replace the cheap clamps that came with my Topgear exhaust that I fitted 3.5 years earlier. By the time the new quality stainless clamps arrived I’d lost the other one, I only then realised that I had the expensive Tequipment tips and a replacement set were about £700! Luckily I found a used pair in Germany for £100. Moral of the story is don’t use cheap parts as you may never get around to replacing them in time.
I lost one of mine. Looking at exact replacement was something like £400. Instead I just bought some cheap ones from Porscheshop (they're currently out of stock) for £140 and you can't really notice any difference.
They have these in now:
EuroCupGT Tail Pipes Twin Oval X50 Look for 996 C2/C4 & GT3 1998-2001
EuroCupGT twin oval tailpipes. Price is per pair. For all 996 / GT3 pre face lift models up to 2001. 140mm x 90mm
porshop.co.uk
Or the ovals I had are same as these:
EXHAUST TAIL PIPE TIPS TRIMS FOR PORSCHE 911 996 C2 C4 4S 1998-2001 NICE GIFT | eBay
This will greatly transform your car giving it a fresh modern look.
www.ebay.co.uk
or there's also these at a budget price:
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When I got some new Stainless Steel clamps I wasn't happy with the coverage of the clamping face, so I got a welder to exte the amount of coverage by welding a strip round the edge to make a larger clamping area. Make sure you use all Stainless bolts/nuts/washers as it's those corroding that usually cause you losing a tip.
Hey Alex, thanks - this is exactly what I was thinking.
I have new tips, and last time used new clamps, new s/s bolts but as they've come off again I don't like how little clamp there is considering how heavy the tips are. I thought there might be a way of making them bigger and spreading the force.
Alternatively, do they have to come off for anything? Can you blob a few welds on to make them stay?
