Painting exhaust tips black??

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Localbrew69

Well that's not as bad as my morning...nevertheless I spoke to the body shop and they will paint my exhaust tips black when they have it all apart. Good news is she accepted fault and insurance is already on board with the claim etc. So my guess is it will be in the shop next week...Oh and now the fun part is I get to figure out how they calculate diminished value because mine was accident free.

Damn that sucks. Hope everyone is ok, that's the important thing.

[Localbrew]

Originally Posted by tkelley86

Shyttttt! Time for an M rear bumper?!

hahah, I never thought of that...I wonder if the shop would do that?

[Localbrew]

Originally Posted by Russmov

Damn that sucks. Hope everyone is ok, that's the important thing.

Thanks Russmov - yeah it was a pretty soft hit, I saw her coming and couldn't do anything except take my foot off the brake for a brief second to lighten the impact as there was a car in front of me but I had just enough time to re-apply the brakes. She was cool, apologized I'm mainly just upset about the now lower value with eventual resale....UGH

[Russmov]

Originally Posted by Localbrew69

Thanks Russmov - yeah it was a pretty soft hit, I saw her coming and couldn't do anything except take my foot off the brake for a brief second to lighten the impact as there was a car in front of me but I had just enough time to re-apply the brakes. She was cool, apologized I'm mainly just upset about the now lower value with eventual resale....UGH

Yeah that part definitely sucks. But maybe that just means you drive it into the ground now instead of worrying about trading. Always depends on your personal situation of course, but if they really try to low ball on trade it's probably easier to hold it. Luckily you had the wherewithal to see it coming.(the other driver )

[tkelley86]

Originally Posted by Localbrew69

hahah, I never thought of that...I wonder if the shop would do that?

There are posts on here with details, I'd definitely go for it! It's not that difficult of a job and the parts are most likely very close in cost...

[tkelley86]

Originally Posted by tkelley86

There are posts on here with details, I'd definitely go for it! It's not that difficult of a job and the parts are most likely very close in cost...

https://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1136660

Maybe some cash out of pocket for the exhaust work but man that would be a terrific upgrade!

[mpowered5]

Quick pic of mine painted black.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by DuSh

Oh man. You even took the bumper off to do the job properly. Hang in there man.

Ya I had it off to install the tow hitch so I figured why not. I learned from this and covered the tips with some painters paint. What hit it the worst is the PDS cable that hangs down on the passenger side got caught as it hangs down in front of the exhaust outlet of the bumper and just smooshed right through the paint. I'll give it till tonight to cure. Then I'll sound down the edges and then tape off the bumper and add a few layers of black. I've also decided I don't like this duplicolor black caliper paint for the exhaust. Probably woulda liked it for the calipers. It's more of a thick smooth looking black than a shiny black which may not be a bad thing to be honest. Was gonna do the rear calipers while I was at it working on the hitch but battling the grey color that kept happening when it dried and some issues I was happening with wiring up the oem active harness I had enough For one day.

[tkelley86]

Originally Posted by mpowered5

Quick pic of mine painted black.

I'm digging the white paint on your side markers

[Localbrew]

Originally Posted by mpowered5

Quick pic of mine painted black.

Love it. What paint did you use on the exhaust tips? I'm thinking of using the VHT Engine enamel in gloss black. I was going to pick up the high heat primer and the gloss black and drop them off at the body shop when I drop my car off to get repaired. I don't think they have high heat paint laying around but I could be wrong? I think I'm sticking with my OEM style bumper as mine is a 35d. As much as I like the X5M rear bumper I think I'll just keep it stock looking.

[Maverik259]

Originally Posted by Localbrew69

Love it. What paint did you use on the exhaust tips? I'm thinking of using the VHT Engine enamel in gloss black. I was going to pick up the high heat primer and the gloss black and drop them off at the body shop when I drop my car off to get repaired. I don't think they have high heat paint laying around but I could be wrong? I think I'm sticking with my OEM style bumper as mine is a 35d. As much as I like the X5M rear bumper I think I'll just keep it stock looking.

VHT engine is what most are using

[Localbrew]

Awesome, thanks Maverik. Got the appointment setup for the 14th....ugh so much time. At least it's getting fixed though and the tips will be nice and gloss black.

[Maverik259]

Got em knocked out. Love this semi gloss grill paint so much better. Wish I woulda started with this stuff or the duplicolor caliper paint. Not perfect. Had issues getting all the bad paint off and got tired of trying. So sanded down as much as I had patience to and then put a couple coats on. Hopefully once some soot builds up it'll hide some of the imperfections. Also decided to paint the rear reflectors gloss black while I had them off for the tow hitch and they came out great!!!! Much better than dropping $85 on some custom carbon black ones. Glad I could save the money. Unfortunately I already bought the front ones for $115 or whatever they cost but if I could do it again I would just tape them off and spray gloss black too!

[DuSh]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

Got em knocked out. Love this semi gloss grill paint so much better. Wish I woulda started with this stuff or the duplicolor caliper paint. Not perfect. Had issues getting all the bad paint off and got tired of trying. So sanded down as much as I had patience to and then put a couple coats on. Hopefully once some soot builds up it'll hide some of the imperfections.

Looks much better than silver chrome imho. Yeah, with 50i rest assured soot will cover that in no time Will look perfecto!

[mpowered5]

Originally Posted by Localbrew69

Love it. What paint did you use on the exhaust tips? I'm thinking of using the VHT Engine enamel in gloss black. I was going to pick up the high heat primer and the gloss black and drop them off at the body shop when I drop my car off to get repaired. I don't think they have high heat paint laying around but I could be wrong? I think I'm sticking with my OEM style bumper as mine is a 35d. As much as I like the X5M rear bumper I think I'll just keep it stock looking.

When my x5 was in for body work the shop had painted them for me while the bumper was off. They used the same paint they use for callipers and brakes. Turned out nice. I'm happy with the outcome.
They didn't do the inside of the tips so it looks a bit off at the moment, but they had also wiped the inside down, so I'm sure after a few miles they will be black inside anyway.

[NOVA99]

Originally Posted by DuSh

Looks much better than silver chrome imho. Yeah, with 50i rest assured soot will cover that in no time Will look perfecto!

No joke. Not sure why people are painting them? Mine are painted a nice matte black with soot from my right foot.

[gqgambler]

Any pics of how these paint jobs have held up over the year? Any need to reapply over the years?

[Alos]

Vht gloss glass. Floor covering and newspaper literally 15 dollars in cost. 20 minutes in prep and 5 coats 10 minutes between coat. What you guys think?

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by Alos

Vht gloss glass. Floor covering and newspaper literally 15 dollars in cost. 20 minutes in prep and 5 coats 10 minutes between coat. What you guys think?

Looks good and sounds like a cheap and easy job.

[M302_imola]

Suggestions on what color to paint my tips? Would black wash out with the surrounds?

[fbuzila]

Originally Posted by M302_imola

Suggestions on what color to paint my tips? Would black wash out with the surrounds?

mine are gloss black...

[M302_imola]

Originally Posted by fbuzila

mine are gloss black...

Doesn't look bad but does kind of blend in. At least you have the beefier exhaust tips. Maybe I want my scrawny tips to blend in, lol. I'd paint black in a heart beat if I had the m sport rear bumper. The body color surrounds really showcase the black tips.