Hi all,
I have the black exhaust tips that come with the sports exhaust on the RS4. They are corroding, signs of oxidisation. I tried cleaning but it seams like the black has come off, what do people do to get it back to looking new? Thanks in advance.
Corroded exhaust tips
Re: Corroded exhaust tips
Replace them, but they will be the same in a year!
Cheap Chinese made tips with a poor black chrome coating unfortunately. The exhaust gases seems to corroded them
You may be able to get your dealer to replace them, all depends on how good a realationship you have?
I have a new pair waiting to be fitted that I have had Zircotec coated, they should last now.
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Cheap Chinese made tips with a poor black chrome coating unfortunately. The exhaust gases seems to corroded them
You may be able to get your dealer to replace them, all depends on how good a realationship you have?
I have a new pair waiting to be fitted that I have had Zircotec coated, they should last now.
slidingaround wrote:Hi all,
I have the black exhaust tips that come with the sports exhaust on the RS4. They are corroding, signs of oxidisation. I tried cleaning but it seams like the black has come off, what do people do to get it back to looking new? Thanks in advance.
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Re: Corroded exhaust tips
As Noidea says. You can't really do anything except replace with new, or remove and get powdercoated. The original surface just pits and chips unfortunately, so cleaning them up only then highlights the issue further. Mine had covered 17k miles and looked like this, Audi refused to replace under warranty.
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Re: Corroded exhaust tips
Cleaned mine up with Brillo pads, masked carefully and sprayed with a Halfords gloss black high temp paint. Great result if I dare say so
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Re: Corroded exhaust tips
Thanks everyone for the tips. (Pun intended)
Gives me a couple of options to try out.
Gives me a couple of options to try out.
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