New Exhaust Tip On (PICS)
#1
New Exhaust Tip On (PICS)
So after some tips from people I went to Autozone and found an exhaust tip that looks great. It's a 3A Racing chrome tip that accepts a factory pipe up to 3", cost $28. It attaches via three metal clamps that you screw in to tighten. The bolts that came with it were crap and easily stripped so I went to Home Depot and got some replacements that worked great. They held tighter and it only took 5 minutes to get it on. Well maybe 10 once I was done monkeying with where I wanted it. Since the rear bumper is rounded it's impossible to get it flush, but it looks about right. I didn't want much of the tip sticking out from the bumper, as I always thought that looks pretty rice, like you put some oversized tip on so I made it so just the right side comes out a bit, as the left side is more flush due to the curve of the bumper. Anyways, here's some pics...
The tip before install, top/down...
Next to the original factory tip...
Before...
After...
The tip before install, top/down...
Next to the original factory tip...
Before...
After...
#4
I came in to this thread with low expectations on how an exhaust tip would look, but that looks great. Awesome choice on the tip itself, and it looks great on there. The box should have came this way!!
#6
Thanks, ya I am not one for big, gawdy, exaggerated tips that make the car look rice/silly. I simply wanted something that filled the hole. I think it looks pretty funny to have a 4 or 5" hole cut out of the bumper, yet the tiny little stock tip is like 2" and so far back in you barely see it. It just looked to me like someone stole the tip and there was nothing there.
So I've been looking around for something that fills the spot nicely without looking too big or stupid. After seeing another thread I came upon this one and really like how it turned out. I also really like the oval shape because it fits the cutout and looks like it came from the factory.
I've never seen the one you can get from the Scion dealers, but it costs twice as much anyways.
So I've been looking around for something that fills the spot nicely without looking too big or stupid. After seeing another thread I came upon this one and really like how it turned out. I also really like the oval shape because it fits the cutout and looks like it came from the factory.
I've never seen the one you can get from the Scion dealers, but it costs twice as much anyways.
#9
Originally Posted by L4rry_B1rd
congrats man. Im glad you liked the tip.
and I had the same issue with the bolts stripping. just got new ones and it worked great.
and I had the same issue with the bolts stripping. just got new ones and it worked great.
I think they were just really cheap/soft and whenever I would tighten them, then lossen them to readjust, they got stripped. The ones I got from Home Depot were much stronger and let me adjust with ease.
#11
Originally Posted by JoMac
Looks sweet! Do you have the part number for it? I've checked the stores around me and I can't find an oval one.
I didn't find it at Advanced Auto, they only had one that fit up to 2.25" I had to go to AutoZone for it, and they only had one left.
#13
Originally Posted by ShockwaveTXB
I've never seen the one you can get from the Scion dealers, but it costs twice as much anyways.
#15
Question for those that did theirs...were you able to get it centered perfectly so it's even inside the gap? I couldn't get it perfect, and it's slightly pulling to the left side of the bumper. So if you are **** and look at it, you can see that the space between it and the opening isn't uniform.
Anyone else have any tips/tricks on how to get it perfectly centered? No matter what I did, I couldn't. I guess since it's using 3 clamps and the stock pipe is oval and not round, it's harder to get it even...
Anyone else have any tips/tricks on how to get it perfectly centered? No matter what I did, I couldn't. I guess since it's using 3 clamps and the stock pipe is oval and not round, it's harder to get it even...
#19
Ya it looks about the same. It kinda looks like it slightly pulls to the left side like mine does, so I'm guessing thats just how the factory pipe sites so whatever.
Looks sweet tho! Glad you like it too!
Looks sweet tho! Glad you like it too!