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02-15-2006, 11:52 PM | #1 |
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WTH. Stolen Chrome Tip??
I got home from gym tonight and realized one of my chrome tips was gone. Just put these on 2 weeks ago. I have to assume somebody swiped it, cuz I dont know how one could fall off. They fit pretty snug. Has anybody ever heard of this happening. Maybe someone is just hate'in on my car.
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02-15-2006, 11:57 PM | #2 |
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If I were to steal somebody's chrome tips, I'd take both of them. Or perhaps somebody saw the thief in the process and he/she made off with just one of them. Maybe the vibrations your car makes loosened one of the screws? Who knows, it's just a bunch of speculation, but either way, that sucks dude.
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02-16-2006, 12:00 AM | #3 |
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Darn, thief needed just one for his rice-a-roni civic
![]() Weren't there concerns expressed on this board about this very thing recently? It was in light of the fact that the tips are just fastened by simple screws...
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really screws? is welding them on a possiblity?
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yeah, considering it took only 2 minutes to install, Im sure it takes less to pull it off. At least their cheap. |
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true. Wost part is downtime. I hate dirty pipes. Im all ears for a better solution though. I found the old thread. Somebody bought Hex screws at Home Depot. Not a bad idea. |
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02-16-2006, 08:34 AM | #8 |
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Rather put the 330i chrome pipes on
They dont need screws since the have a internal clamping system that is almost impossible to remove and they look better since they cover the pipe all the way back to the muffler
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Oh yeah hex screws forgot about those, might help ... I believe the 330 tips dont fit due to different shape or something rather...
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Another simple thing to steal... this and the chrome grill on the 330.
Once word gets out all the 325'ers are going to start jacking these 2 things both in a matter of 1 minute. |
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![]() Wrt the grilles, the hood/bonnet has to be open to remove them, so not too worried bout that....
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If they can steal headlights off of cars they can do the tips too.
All it take is some asswipe that has a 325 and wants crome tips but doesnt want to do what normal people would do, buy them.
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the part number for the left side 330i tip is 18-30-7-549-558.
my dealer had to special order them, but only took a couple days to get in. also, they're a little more expensive than the 325i tips, but imho they look better because there's no screw since the tips use internal clips.
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Thank you all ... gonna look up the information/pricing/availability...
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