Its not, they are actually spot welded. I just removed the whole rear exhaust assembly and took it to a local shop. I think it was $160 to ceramic coat them in a satin black finish.

 

Maybe one more thing before closing that case. It would be beneficial if you could post the VIN number of that prior offending vehicle so that others don't have to go through the same headache.

 

It is! Just unbolt and remove the entire muffler (comes as a matched set ). About a 15 min. job.

 

Agree its easy to remove the rear muffler, but I think he was asking if the tips themselves can be removed, to which I explained on the R at least they appear to be spot welded, so the only option is to remove the entire rear muffler.

With his black pak and black wheels, black tips are effectively a necessity.

Although, I do have a stock R muffler with black tips sitting in a closet...

 

That's why I inserted the wink. To get those tips coated, it would be easiest to remove the entire muffler to have it done.