Hi Guys,
I was driving out of my driveway (front facing street) when the rear dipped to what seemed not a significant dip but i heard a scratch. When I looked at it, The chrome tip was completely out of shape. I was shocked at it- as if it was made out of aluminum or something weak. How can a curb cause so much damage? I have decided that I would need to back out with the rear in order to avoid this again.
Any thoughts on how much this may cost to correct?
Thanks!

 

To me that's nothing more than an ornament, meaning the actual exhaust is that round extension you can see inside of it. As far as cost, do we know what vehicle this is? Some of those ornaments are actually non functional and closed, i.e. blanks or dummies, like on new Audis and the Camry, so it's just for looks. I would simply push it back in place as best I could and call it a day. It in no way impedes nor obstructs the exhaust. my 02

 

Welcome to the forums, but as John above noted, it's an ornament. Put nearly 4,000 pounds of vehicle into a single point impact, not sure what you would expect. Just be happy that it's not actually connected to the tailpipe, where could you have pushed inward and caused the muffler and catalytic converter pipes to potentially bend and break joints.

 

 

Hi there,
Did you get any quote from dealer? How much it cost?
I broke mine for NX300.
Thanks

 

The central rear diffuser is also broken in your pic. But that area sits much higher than your tailpipe tip. So not sure how that part scraped and also got damaged from hitting a driveway surface. It looks like maybe you went off a curb or someone maybe made contact with the rear (?). Either way, all quite fixable. I'd contact your insurance if your deductible isn't that high.

 

you are correct. I went off the driveway at an angle- hitting the curb with the rear. The dealer ended up repositioning it and bending it straighter to give it a better appearance. But no internal damage. I am actually waiting for the new 2022 NX reveal to trade for. Very excited.