Just finished of giving the car a quick cleanse.
Now I usually put w little bit of acid on the exhaust tips (standard chrome).
Look what's happened!!
Anyone know of a fix for this or is it gonna have to be a warranty punt?
I've tried Metal polish, G3, normal polish, literally everything!! But I don't want to put more acid over it to see if it clears lol!
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if you have nothing to lose try 00 wire wool and a little autosolve if not try warranty
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What did you use on them to make them go like that Kyle ?
They weren't that bad were they ... I'd have popped on a bit of metal polish and rubbed hard.
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You only need two tools in life WD40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should use WD40 and if it moves and shouldn't use Duct Tape.
When I first got 1499 the tips have never been cleaned in 5.5 years !!!
I gave them a very light rub o'er with 1200 grit wet and dry and then a slightly heavier rub with 2500 grit wet and dry.
I then polished them with Autosol and they looked mint.
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Thanks guys, it's alloy wheel acid guys! but what doesn't make sense is I have put it on before and it's never went like that!
I have also tried brasso, wire wool, not tried anything else yet, totally unsure if it's even a good coating on the tips!!
The tips are £80 a tip!!! Looking for burnt titanium ones but can't really find a supplier of them!
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After cleaning them the tips were in such good condition that I got £80 for the pair when I had the Milltek cat back fitted.
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Thought I would try everything before attempting a warranty claim.. baking soda and vinegar and steeping them for a while! Apparently this works not too bad!Originally Posted by CiderFex
After cleaning them the tips were in such good condition that I got £80 for the pair when I had the Milltek cat back fitted.
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It must have been very strong acid to do that ... Fingers crossed you get it sorted. What about a drill attachment and a polishing ball to run over it.
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You only need two tools in life WD40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should use WD40 and if it moves and shouldn't use Duct Tape.
Unsure buddy, as it's pitted corrosion I highly doubt anything will remove it, I've had them bathing in the vinegar and baking soda for about 3 hours now and it's just made them extremely shiney lol! Some of the dullness is away but if nothing can fix it and I can't warranty them I'll need to find someone who can recoat them chrome!
Ps, black Mperformance ones from a M135i fit lol! And they look very good!!
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I would try some wire wool and dome elbow grease
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