hey just wondering if anyone knows how they get the color on the tips like that/does anyone know if this can be done diy?
http://www.greddy.com/products/displ...SubCategory=81

 

also, unrelated, does anyone on here have a g35 coupe? im looking to get a 6-speed g35 coup for my daily driver in the next couple years so i can go crazy on my gs! (im getting tired of borrowing a friends car, or even worse, having to borrow my moms expedition!

 

Whats wrong with expeditions?

 

IMO those exhaust tips are hideous

 

lol i hate those things...sorry but ours has been crap since we got it brand new from the dealer (i do love the sound tho...)

 

IMO thats the look im going 4...i think all that super low, wheels all sideways is hideous, but i dont go saying that in those type of threads b/c i know thats just not my taste and who am i 2 judge them?

 

All they do is superheat the tips. I'm sure they do it in a furnace, though, so that it remains uniform. Take the tips, stick them in about an inch, let them get about red/blue hot, and then take them out and cool them immediately in a liquid bath. Bam - distressed color. You could do it at home (OFF THE CAR!!) with a torch and some care, but why?

I agree with Clear2 -- not a good look. It even says that it's for camouflage on the site - those who want it to look like a crappy stock exhaust that has been cooked by burning up fuel. A nice polished/rolled slant cut will look better IMO.

Big Mack

 

Take it easy - that's why he said IMO. It's his opinion, and just like you are entitled to yours, he is as well. I happen to agree, but that's just us. If it floats your boat, I gave you a how to on it.

Big Mack

PS: I agree with you on the slanted wheel thing. I think I'd be kinda upset about having to replace a fairly expensive set of tires that often because they're riding crooked, but again - that's how some people roll.

 

thanks 4 the info, its hard to explain the look im going 4, i just know it would go with what im aiming at....

 

You no need to 'splain it, Lu-cy. If you dig it, it's your thing.

Big Mack

 

people express their opinions on forums, as EVEYBODY on CL does. nobody is rideculing you for what you like. im just saying, not my style. that look reminds me of something you find on a honda not a lexus.

 

when your all finished post some pics up, i may have a different opinion when i see it together with the rest of the mods your planning

 

those tips are ultra gay.

 

FYI, the blue look on a titanium tip is NOT from heating. It is a chemical treatment process. If it is just heated, the color will fade and discolor very rapidly. Some pictures below of them on my car just to show you guys what it looks like on a 2GS.

 

hey Jeff, did you buy them like that? or get them treated?