joeladam93

Hi mate, I really love the look of the stainless steel, so been hesitant on getting them powder coated. Its a shame there isnt another manufacturer producing these tips. They slip off really easily and seem like such a simple cheap part for someone to produce. Ahh nice one, I might try longlife exhausts and see what they can do! I'm getting my 19" prets refurbed next week so may look at getting them done with the alloys if all else fails. Do you know anywhere local which is good for wrapping? I want to get the roof gloss black, got a few contacts but all are in Newcastle. Cheers,

Hi guys, does anyone know where I could source a second hand set of exhaust tips? mine are really badly pitted and had a quote from a chroming company but the lead time is 12 weeks. id also buy new if they werent the same price as a full exhaust system! 🤣

Thats not true. They can be chrome plated or alternatively electro-polished. The plating process won’t result in the material flaking off if a competent company is used.

Fair enough, they may be stainless steel but In response to your comment, that does NOT mean they can’t be re-plated.

haha cheers for those links, I was trying to find the product codes on VW yesterday but couldn't find them. yep i'll be looking at the plating of them then. Would rather buy a full exhaust system then pay that for a set of tips! Cheers fellas

Hi mate, Yeah i looked at this site but I dont think any of the tips actually fit the stock MK7 R exhaust without having to cut the existing exhaust. My exhaust tips aren’t welded and slide off therefore none of these would actually slide on properly. Read a few reviews and theres lots of customer complaints as ECS are stating they fit certain cars when in fact they dont. Cheers,

Yeah ive seen a few people do this but really don’t like the black look. Something about the fresh chrome tips which some lucky owners have which just sets off the back of the car nicely. Mine have been pretty badly pitted since owning and never been able to get them shiny and reflective

So with all this time on our hands I’ve finally got round to giving my white R some TLC after all of the motorways miles I’ve clocked up from working away over the last 12 months. Ive read all the forums on cleaning the exhaust tips, removed them and tried multiple times with multiple different products and failed miserably each time. There is no chrome even left of them now. Just rough, pitted exhaust tips. Is there anywhere I can source new ones or a company which may rechrome these if I post them? Anything shiny to replace them would be an improvement atm! Cheers

So i’ve seen a few posts about decent suppliers of pressed plates, but does anyone have a link or know how the Pressed Plates are actually installed? Just bought a private reg and looking at different suppliers for plates but interested to know how these now fit as the old screw system seems to be a thing of the past.

Haha thats the same as me! Used the super resin polish but then collinite wax and let it set for too long and couldnt get it off 😩 The darker colours like blue and black look so much nicer once polilshed and waxed. Doesnt seem to have such an impact on the lighter shades.

What polish and wax did you use? Hand polish or machine. Looks glossy as!

Bastards. Not like NZ to have petty crime like that considering how low your crime rates are over there!

The 19” Pretoria Reps are on and really pleased with the quality from CMWheels. Hopefully give my car a once over at the weekend and post a picture once the Centre Cap Emblems are on.

So what size tyres you putting on? is there anything else i can do to help at all? Tyres are new and just been shipped from denmark so would be a ball ache to take them off.

Cheers mate.. what psi you reckon i should go too?