Opinion on Black exhaust.
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Not sure why you think a black tip would be cheesy. It would only look bad if the tailpape behind it is unpainted. I have a 3.5" outlet black angled/rolled cut tip and love it. Put some wax on it to make it easy to clean. I painted my tailpipe before the tip black with high temp black paint as well since the rest of my exhaust is stock.
Yeah, that clamp would be the first thing to get changed or painted!
johndog82,
I was only thinking cheesy, if the powder coat didn't hold up well.
I've always had duals that exited out the back. So I've never seen how well aftermarket tips hold up to the tire spray.
Also like you said, if it's a short tip, and you can see the stainless continuing on, that's a no go too. So painting it was a good idea on your part.
Last edited by Masi1926; Feb 1, 2017 at 09:24 AM.
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I don't think it looks cheesy at all. Better than chrome IMO. I plastidipped my tips (chrome Borla ATAK tips) to see how they'd look in black and have just been to lazy to tear it off and *permanently* paint them black. On a side note, I'm surprised the dip is still on there.....
If I can find the motivation this summer, I'll probably just use high-temp paint as others have done on the forum... or if you have yours powder coated by then, then maybe I might have to copy you!
If I can find the motivation this summer, I'll probably just use high-temp paint as others have done on the forum... or if you have yours powder coated by then, then maybe I might have to copy you!
Definitely no chrome! Closest I've come to any chrome add-ons were the black chrome exhaust tips on the last truck.
Last edited by Masi1926; Feb 1, 2017 at 09:20 AM.
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Why don't you just paint your existing exhaust tip with some plastidip or high heat black paint? Much cheaper and would look the same as buying something aftermarket.
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Bought this one at AutoZone for like $29 and then used the high-heat paint to black out the exhaust. It's a bit dirty at the moment, but the paint, and the tip are holding up just fine...tiny bit of rust on the clamp/screw, but nothing a shot or two of paint can't fix, if it really bothered me. 
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I actually clean my exhaust with Eagle One rim cleaner when I wash the truck, so it looks new. Yeah.. I clean my stock exhaust. 🙄
It would be a breeze to paint it, since it's already clean...