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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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wow i never realized the effect of running a midpipe on your tips. i realized that they got dirty quickly, but that stuff does NOT want to come off haha
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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^ Tony did you get those nasty looking tips cleaned up?
They were looking really shitty bud
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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^^ harsh
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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Mothers FTW.......used them yesterday and my exhaust tips are like new...very shiny
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 06:24 AM
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Polished up the mufflers tonight. After 2 and a half years it's still looking real good.

Here it is when I installed it.



Today. After polishing.






Last edited by altspace; Apr 13, 2010 at 09:02 AM.
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:11 PM
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Looking good.

I'm leaning towards the RB exhaust myself.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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Nice and shiny!
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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Okay, so Mother's wins. I got some.
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:33 PM
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where can i get mother's at?
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Got mine at Auto Zone.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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brillo pads ftw! haha
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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I went from the Racing Beat to the AP system... for the sound I was looking for, the AP is awesome. . . but seeing these pics of the polished tips makes me miss the RB. The single walled tips of the AP just scream rice. . . but i'll still rock it.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by slvrstreak
brillo pads ftw! haha
Ugh. The worst thing you could use, and if your exhaust got to that point you should be shot. Lol!
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Old May 17, 2010 | 04:04 PM
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Hell yea! Do it.
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:48 AM
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Re: exhaust tips

Originally Posted by alming1132
hey everyone im new on this forum and i just bought an 04 rx8. i just had some questions about cleaning exhaust tips and rims.

first: are the stock exhaust tips supposed to be shiny? they look that way in the pictures but mine are completely black. i tried some never dull and they turned lighter but not shiny.

second: after doing some searching ppl are saying that the rims are painted surfaces. i just bought some black magic cleaner can i use that?

and one last thing doesn't belong in this section but everytime i have my car in neutral and step off the clutch, there is a rattling noise. does anyone else have this problem?

thanks for all the help!
I will try to help you in your problem. I am expert of making your exhaust shine. Can I know your contact information so that I can provide you with the one you need.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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guys, wax the exhaust tips after you cleaned them, much easier to keep them clean.
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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what about TI tips?
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 04:15 AM
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When I bought mine, I thought the exhaust was painted black, I cleaned it and it didn't change colour, then I noticed the underneath was chrome so using some 000 grade wire wool and some autosol I polished the tips and they are now as good as new and very shiny
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Old Aug 18, 2010 | 03:13 PM
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Here's my 2004 oem exhaust with about 60K miles on it. Took me 10mins to clean them. They only got that dirty because a friend was using my exhaust for awhile.



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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 12:40 PM
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Josh I'm pretty sure your RB is more polished now than when you first got it, lol. Great work.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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The canisters are for sure. Hehe.
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Old Apr 21, 2015 | 08:49 PM
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Id have to agree, mothers all the way. hadnt cleaned my tips in about 4 years and there was quite a bit of carbon build up. i run the rb catless mid pipe as well.
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