Are tips removable or is it easier to remove valance?

 

It looks like the tips are interference (press) fit onto a steel tube which is welded to the end of the tailpipe. The valance is coming off.

This is for the V6. The V8 might be different.

 

I feel like you'd like these:

https://www.paramount-performance.co...haust-Tip.html

https://www.paramount-performance.com/F-Type/?page=2

 

You might want to try spraying with plastic dip ------- heat doesn't hurt it -- have had it on my fiat abarth for 2 years and put it on my f type r a few months ago ---- it takes a out 15 to 20 minutes to mask and spray and if you don't like it you can just peal it off

 

Are u positive about heat? It is after all... Plastic

 

Like I said --- the tips an my fiat abarth we're done 2 YEARS ago and I did my f type 3 or 4 months ago !!!!! ------ the pipes don't get as hot as you might think !!!! ---- whenever I tell anybody its plastic dip -- they find it hard to believe !!!!!! --- I just did mine on the flat black but if you want a little more gloss ( semi gloss) and more protection you can finish them oh with glossifier !!! ----- invest $10 and 15 minutes of your time --- if you don't like -- just peal it off !!

 

how do u do it in 15 mins when i hear you need 5 coats

 

Rev aggressively, it cooks the paint

 

Is it true that exhaust tips don't get that hot? Can this be right?

 

i would suspect the constant exposure to high temp might make the plasti-dip harder to remove when the time comes, but that's purely speculation

 

The standard tune doesn't seem to heat things up too badly. I wrapped my valence and the wrap remained perfect for 6 months until I tuned the car. After the tune I noticed the wrap just above the tips had bubbled from the heat. Could have occurred because the car was at a standstill on the dyno during high load pulls without airflow across the valence.

 

I had my valence wrapped 2 years ago and it's stayed pristine with no bubbling or peeling. I don't have a tune though.

WRT to plastidip, coating your exhaust tips is a grey area.

* The manufacturer's website cites a temperature range of -30F to 200F. There are other reports of max temps at 320F-375F range.

* Both of these ranges are below the temperatures that exhaust tips get heated to, so it's a grey area beyond manufacturer's spec.

* Under normal driving the tips shouldn't get too hot so there are lots of examples out there of folks who have plastidipped exhaust tips without problems.

* For hard driving folks have had bad experiences. For example, this guy cooked his plastidip on a track day. That is better than it catching fire I guess.

* When I did my research, I recall that a semi-official site specifically called out exhaust manifolds as something not to do, but I can't/am too lazy to find that site right now.

I thought about it but after doing research decided not to.

 

Ill give it a shot as I plan to permanently coat them anyways because I am slow dechroming the entire car anyways. The worst that can happen with my light city driving is getting the gook off and painting with high temp paint the right way. This way I can play with red or white as opposed to black to see how it looks. I once saw a white sports car with white tips and thought it looked great. Maybe Ferrari.