Advice sought (2) - Exhaust pipes.

You are missing the tail pipe finishers. You can buy them from the stealer in either chrome or anodised black.
I bought a set of black ones recently they were around £18.00 each

John, your 840 should be fitted with black tail pipes from standard and I did notice on Sunday you don't seem to have any at all.
I would buy them from BMW as they are a very good fit, like earl said they are available in black or chrome

I have an entire rear system including black tips going if you are interested.

I myself have quadrangular ones, in adoniased (or whatchamightcallit) black, and I personally think they look better than the cicular ones.. But then again I guess most of us think that what we ourselves have got is in favour

Hi all,

Interesting post. By the looks of my exhaust, I believe I am missing the very same exhaust tip? Am I right?

Thanks!

Yes you are

I have the standard exhaust tips and spent 30 mins using a very fine wet and dry paper on them to reveal the metal beneath. Then Solvol Autosol thingy and lo and behold , mmmm shiny!

Zitat von sandwich

I have the standard exhaust tips and spent 30 mins using a very fine wet and dry paper on them to reveal the metal beneath. Then Solvol Autosol thingy and lo and behold , mmmm shiny!

Or just go and buy some new chrome ones from BMW

SG good choice, looks perfect with any colour IMHO, and sets the car off nicely.

i just purchased 4 chrome tips last week from the dealership and they arrive tomorrow. do they need any special fasteners or do they just fit snug and secure themselves w/o anything else needed?

Zitat von cel0202

i just purchased 4 chrome tips last week from the dealership and they arrive tomorrow. do they need any special fasteners or do they just fit snug and secure themselves w/o anything else needed?

They are a perfect fit

Now, just slightly off topic but does the 840 have round exhaust ends and the 850 square ones??
My 850 has black square ones.

Zitat von Noggie

Now, just slightly off topic but does the 840 have round exhaust ends and the 850 square ones??
My 850 has black square ones.

In a word, yes

Zitat von wayneblackwell1000

In a word, yes

Hmm, thanks Wayne. Started to supect this after I noticed all the 840 in this post had round tips.

Then one learned another way to tell an 840 from an 850 today.

Just to confuse everyone, 850CSi had round tips too

Zitat von wayneblackwell1000

They are a perfect fit

So I just tried placing them and wow, are they ever a tight fit. I didn't think it would be that snug.

It appears I need to use some kind of soft mallet and a towel to protect the chrome and hammer it in? Or is there a smarter way to do this? I am afraid that I will somehow misalign my entire exhaust system by trying to get these tips fitted.

Any suggestions about doing this the right way?

Thanks!