3.5" Cyba Tips - M5 F10 (LCI)
Discussion
Hi Guys,
I wanted to change my tailpipes but keep my muffler stock, so I ordered a set of matte carbon (wrap) Cyba 3.5" tailpipes, and fitted them myself;
Firstly, I had to take the chrome tailpipes off. Depending how how old your car is, they could be pretty much jammed on like mine were. I used some WD40 to lubricate it a bit, and then a strong twisting-and-pulling motion to get them off.
I then slid these on, aligned them such that the angular cut on them is correct (i.e. the bit sticking out the most should be at the top), as well as the depth along the exhaust pipe that they sit at (I positioned them similar to the way that the OE ones sit). I then tightened the 3 allen screws on it, making sure to do them bit by bit so that it doesn't push it at an angle (the screws are at 120 degrees to each other which is helpful with this), and then tightened the nuts with a 13mm spanner. I did this for each of the 4 tips, trying to make sure they all sit at the same depth as each other relative to their respective pipes.
I'm happy with the results; it certainly looks better than the chrome ones that had carbon baked onto them.
I wanted to change my tailpipes but keep my muffler stock, so I ordered a set of matte carbon (wrap) Cyba 3.5" tailpipes, and fitted them myself;
Firstly, I had to take the chrome tailpipes off. Depending how how old your car is, they could be pretty much jammed on like mine were. I used some WD40 to lubricate it a bit, and then a strong twisting-and-pulling motion to get them off.
I then slid these on, aligned them such that the angular cut on them is correct (i.e. the bit sticking out the most should be at the top), as well as the depth along the exhaust pipe that they sit at (I positioned them similar to the way that the OE ones sit). I then tightened the 3 allen screws on it, making sure to do them bit by bit so that it doesn't push it at an angle (the screws are at 120 degrees to each other which is helpful with this), and then tightened the nuts with a 13mm spanner. I did this for each of the 4 tips, trying to make sure they all sit at the same depth as each other relative to their respective pipes.
I'm happy with the results; it certainly looks better than the chrome ones that had carbon baked onto them.
I bought them from here;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151300681508
Its up for £228 but he accepted my offer of £200, so its probably worth putting an offer of less than that to start with.
The only thing I would say is that you can see that it is carbon wrapped rather than full carbon. There are subtle ripples here and there on the surface of it, but nothing that you'd notice when they're on the car. Of course thats reflected in the price, as opposed to paying a hell of a lot more for genuine cf.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151300681508
Its up for £228 but he accepted my offer of £200, so its probably worth putting an offer of less than that to start with.
The only thing I would say is that you can see that it is carbon wrapped rather than full carbon. There are subtle ripples here and there on the surface of it, but nothing that you'd notice when they're on the car. Of course thats reflected in the price, as opposed to paying a hell of a lot more for genuine cf.
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