Exhaust pipe cover frustration!

oedward · 08-04-2024, 10:39 PM

Does anyone have a lead on a solution for blacking out the chrome exhaust pipe tips on my 40i xDrive? I keep finding black (stick on) covers, but they're all for M-trim.

ipilcher · 08-06-2024, 09:42 AM

The solution is to buy black exhaust tips.

oedward · 08-06-2024, 10:17 AM

Thanks for the contribution, ipilcher. I have searched high and low and cannot find exhaust tips for xLine trim. Now, that's if you're referring to the stick-on covers.

ipilcher · 08-13-2024, 09:01 AM

If no one makes black tips, you can have your OEM tips powder coated.

Redd · 08-13-2024, 08:11 PM

Just rattle can them matte black. All the black chrome ones end up peeling eventually anyway.

BMWCCA1 · 08-14-2024, 08:38 AM

I used OE black tips on my wife's E90 but never really found an equivalent for my M-sport E82. I just slid off the old ones, used some Krylon semi-flat-black in a spray can and they've been perfect for a couple of years. Matches the rear valance on the M-sport very well.

08-04-2024, 10:39 PM	#1
oedward New Member 4 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2021 BMW X5 xDrive 40i Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0)	Exhaust pipe cover frustration! Does anyone have a lead on a solution for blacking out the chrome exhaust pipe tips on my 40i xDrive? I keep finding black (stick on) covers, but they're all for M-trim.
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ipilcher Captain 605 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2024 M3 Compensation Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North Texas, USA iTrader: (0)	The solution is to buy black exhaust tips.
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oedward New Member 4 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2021 BMW X5 xDrive 40i Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the contribution, ipilcher. I have searched high and low and cannot find exhaust tips for xLine trim. Now, that's if you're referring to the stick-on covers.
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08-13-2024, 09:01 AM	#4
ipilcher Captain 605 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2024 M3 Compensation Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: North Texas, USA iTrader: (0)	If no one makes black tips, you can have your OEM tips powder coated.
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Redd Brigadier General 4232 Rep 4,424 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW E92 M3 Dakar Edition Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Malaysia iTrader: (0)	Just rattle can them matte black. All the black chrome ones end up peeling eventually anyway.
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08-14-2024, 08:38 AM	#6
BMWCCA1 BMW Owner Since 1971 2517 Rep 1,520 Posts Drives: 1964 700 Sport Cabriolet Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central Virginia iTrader: (2) Garage List 2013 BMW 128i [10.00]	I used OE black tips on my wife's E90 but never really found an equivalent for my M-sport E82. I just slid off the old ones, used some Krylon semi-flat-black in a spray can and they've been perfect for a couple of years. Matches the rear valance on the M-sport very well.
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