TA exhaust tip question. replicas
Originally Posted by Westwood
I bought the same exhaust tips and they are of good quality. Mine were a different Ebay seller but the photos were the same. I have had no problem with them and they installed fine. I also had a problem with spending close to $600 on factory tips.
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Originally Posted by Westwood
Sorry about the immediate repost but I bought the other ones, NOT the Schnell tips. I did not like the way the Schnell ones have a split pipe where the clamps squeeze the split pipe on the tip over the muffler pipe. The other ones fit my Fabspeed perfectly!
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I got the same set from 5th gear after returning the Schnell tips (they stick out way too much from the rear bumper). The first set's plating bubbled after track day at 80 degrees ambient temp. After getting a new set free of charge , the new set seems to be holding up despite discoloration on the center divider. Overall, they look very good compared to stock and you save a lot of $$.
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I saw an EBAY set in person that was just not up to par. the ones that are going for 199 I beleive ar eth eones that look to small in the rear exhaust holes. Stay with factory so it fits properly. Just my two Cents!
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Originally Posted by ZLP
A whole thread about exhaust tips and who makes better ones= 
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I also get the discoloration from the exhaust but I don't think there is any way around it with the hot exhaust gas coming out directly on the intersecting area. I polish them a little every time I wash the car to get the black crap off them and they look great. They are such a good copy of the factory ones that I wonder if they are made in the same place?
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Originally Posted by maxwell
why buy the real ones? I spent $750 on the real techarts, and they dont even fit on the fabspeed. I still need to take them to a muffler shop and get them stretched to fit.
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Originally Posted by Westwood
I also get the discoloration from the exhaust but I don't think there is any way around it with the hot exhaust gas coming out directly on the intersecting area. I polish them a little every time I wash the car to get the black crap off them and they look great. They are such a good copy of the factory ones that I wonder if they are made in the same place?
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I actually found the Ebay invoice and I purchased mine from Zerotech for $289 plus shipping. The exhaust is able to come out both holes and they honestly look like the factory tips. There is no manufacturer stamp but the mounting was just like the oval Eisenmann tips (factory) that I removed.
Like I said the intersecting point of the two circles is directly in the exhaust flow - so it does get discolored but I would imagine the factory ones suffer from this problem also. I still LOVE the look.
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Like I said the intersecting point of the two circles is directly in the exhaust flow - so it does get discolored but I would imagine the factory ones suffer from this problem also. I still LOVE the look.
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Originally Posted by toobular
It could either way...especially buying them off ebay. The guy has good feedback/rating, and he's been around a while. I've spoken to him, but never bought.
If they're no good after some use 2 bills isn't the end of the world...
If they're no good after some use 2 bills isn't the end of the world...
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FYI: The first tip that I bought was a Shnell. You can see the weld mark between the two pipes at the top, it looks sloppy to me. The TA doesn't have the weld mark, it looks much cleaner. However, if you look at the picture in ebay, it looks clean.
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My question is why don't any of them come with a true dual outlet so the center doesn't get dirty like the Shnell and so they don't look like they're trying to be rice like the TA's since the one side is obviously faux.
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Originally Posted by ScottKelly911
My question is why don't any of them come with a true dual outlet so the center doesn't get dirty like the Shnell and so they don't look like they're trying to be rice like the TA's since the one side is obviously faux.