black Corsa exhaust tips
 

I don't really like the blingy Corsa tips, especially with the '90 body style. Shiny stuff seems out of place to me with the flat black beltline and whatnot.

So I painted my tips a flat gunmetal color. It's really that temporary bra stuff, so it will wash off with water. But I wanted to see how it looked. Here's how it turned out:

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4792/blacktips1.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/1865/blacktips2.jpg

So far, I have to say I like it a lot. If I did it for real, I'd paint the face of the muffler cans. I did paint the bottom part of the face, but couldn't easily do the whole thing with the mufflers in place.

I'd rather not do the whole can and the pipes. The pipes should dull up a bit over time. The factory pipes were just raw finished also, though not nearly as shiny.

Thoughts?

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To be honest, I do like the chrome tips better. However for those that want a different look I think the brushed stainless or black chrome would be a nice option. If the Corsa folks were smart they would make the tips removeable and interchangeable.

Just my 2 cents.
H
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Bob,
Like your new license plate.

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Shiney

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Minority opinion, I like the black as it looks like the stealth OEM stuff. Too bad the tip shape from Corsa isn't like the OE tips, as I think it would look "just right" that way. JMHO.:o

It's a shame to "black out" all that expensive s/s, if the metal was more like the OE stuff I would have no misgivings about blacking that stuff out.

Just thought of something else. I associate the oval/roundish style tips with the newer 5's & 6's instead of a C4. Sort of matching/or continuing the over all theme of the body?
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Dittos on the plate!

P.

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Sorry Bob, I don't think the Johnny Cash look Cosa tips would look that good on the later all red Zs.

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Bob...Oh here you go and have to start this ;)..now my brain is back in gear with the exhaust 'do I do this' or 'do I do that' or 'do I do something in between' :dontknow:

OK...for another variant... can the OEM 90 black tips be welded to the Corsa cans and then the whole package (can and tips) be painted or powder coated. I know I am (like Bob) in the minority (like 3 to 1 at this point of the poll) of liking the OEM black look over the shiney Corsa look (understand I do like the Corsa systems and have one this fellow>>

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b7...buttshotII.jpg

it's just that I like to keep the OEM LOOK but not the OEM restrictions in the exhaust.

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I like the black. But I have a black car say no more. Tag is one of the best I have seen.

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I want to do a full exhaust on my 94, but I want to keep the stock square tips...has anyone done that on here?