What’s the difference in tips ?

[JonnyCJ]

One of my exhaust tips has a stainless mesh in, the other doesn’t.

Anyone know the reason for the mesh and why I would have two different setups on my car ?

[milu]

Think the mesh normally quietens things down. Although on tips not really sure.

[lucas1988]

I think this has been discussed before but I can’t remember the outcome. Only one of them is available to order, one superseded the other I believe.

[Emilio Largo]

That seems to be correct as this topic had recently been discussed in the Facebook group. The thread starter there had posted:

"It appears AM have superceded the exhaust trim for the pre-2011 bumpers. I ordered a set through AMB and they now have smooth inner tubing rather than the mesh. It was queried and AM have confirmed that 'this is how they are now made'."

On the other hand my 17MY V8 Vantage S has still got perforated ones (and so do many other [younger] Vantage variants) so that I can´t really imagine mine should not be available any more. Perhaps it´s a different situation for pre and after MY12.25 exhaust tips?

Edited by Emilio Largo on Monday 27th April 23:39

[JonnyCJ]

Interesting - thanks

Mine’s 2009, so maybe one tip was replaced for some unknown reason.

[Speedraser]

Jonny, FWIW, my '09 has the perforated type -- on both sides I've had it from new, so that's how it was built.

[JonnyCJ]

Interesting - looks like I might need to find another perforated. Anyone got one on their later model which should be smooth ?!

This really is going into lockdown OCD...

[Jon39]

I think the interior mesh type are still fitted on current AMs (DBSS ?).
Therefore, it does not appear to be something completely discontinued.

[Octavarium]

Jon39 said:

I think the interior mesh type are still fitted on current AMs (DBSS ?).
Therefore, it does not appear to be something completely discontinued.

Correct - my DB11 has meshed tips. Whether that extends to the whole of the range, I'm not sure.

[GlynV8]

I think that all of the 4.3 Vantages that I have seen do not have the mesh in their exhaust tips and it would appear that the mesh was introduced with the 4.7 engine. The two engines do have quite different exhaust notes and maybe that prompted the change?
Strange that the dealers are stating that the only ones available now do not have mesh