Carbon Fiber Exhaust Tips Jul 4, 2019

I swapped out the plain stock exhaust tips for carbon fiber and brushed aluminum ones to match the carbon fiber performance diffuser.
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-001 With the carbon fiber motorsport diffuser, the stock exhaust tips on the M2 looked rather plain
1 With the carbon fiber motorsport diffuser, the stock exhaust tips on the M2 looked rather plain
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-002 Time to put on some matching carbon fiber exhaust tips. After much research and searching, I ordered these on alibaba direct from a fabricator in China. The...
2 Time to put on some matching carbon fiber exhaust tips. After much research and searching, I ordered these on alibaba direct from a fabricator in China. The…
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-003 Closeup of the tips, which are fully customizable. The stock exhaust has a 68mm outlet diameter, so these have 70mm inlets. The outlets are 92mm and the length...
3 Closeup of the tips, which are fully customizable. The stock exhaust has a 68mm outlet diameter, so these have 70mm inlets. The outlets are 92mm and the length…
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-004 The inlet side of the tips slide on to the stock exhaust and are tightened down with a 6mm hex wrench.
4 The inlet side of the tips slide on to the stock exhaust and are tightened down with a 6mm hex wrench.
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-005 The stock exhaust tips are held in place by very strong spring retention clips. The first step for removal was to generously spray WD-40 into the back of the...
5 The stock exhaust tips are held in place by very strong spring retention clips. The first step for removal was to generously spray WD-40 into the back of the…
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-006 The inner tips seemed to be secured more firmly and needed some not-so-gentle persuasion. There are lots of online videos showing people banging the tips from...
6 The inner tips seemed to be secured more firmly and needed some not-so-gentle persuasion. There are lots of online videos showing people banging the tips from…
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-007 The right side with the new tips in place. The carbon fiber is blacker than the gray of the diffuser, but it still looks better than the stock tips.
7 The right side with the new tips in place. The carbon fiber is blacker than the gray of the diffuser, but it still looks better than the stock tips.
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-008 Right side done with the left side still stock for comparison
8 Right side done with the left side still stock for comparison
CarbonFiberExhaustTips-009 Both sides done and it looks good to me!
9 Both sides done and it looks good to me!