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Old 04-02-2008, 01:46 PM
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I just picked up my 08 Civic Sedan last weekend and was looking to get a chrome exhaust finisher for it. Not really interested in picking up the $128 factory version. Can anyone recommend a site I can get one for cheaper and can ship to Canada also? Basically I want a chrome one with a slant cut which is similiar to the one they sell at Honda:

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-s...ory=CIVIC08468

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Old 04-02-2008, 01:52 PM
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Do you have an autozone or advanced auto parts?
Or some store like those?
Then sell them.
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 02:57 PM
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No Autozones in Canada, we have a Canadian Tire which sells stainless steel tips for $20, not sure how that compares to a chrome tip. Some people told me to also check out Wal-Mart.
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:13 PM
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I think the stainless steel tips look better. Most of the time when i see a non-factory chrome tip it looks like crap like someone tried to bling their car out with 20 bucks. To me, it's comparable in that aspect to the aesthetic effect of chrome painted hubcaps.
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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I think the stainless steel tips look better. Most of the time when i see a non-factory chrome tip it looks like crap like someone tried to bling their car out with 20 bucks. To me, it's comparable in that aspect to the aesthetic effect of chrome painted hubcaps.
How quickly does a chrome tip peel / rust? April = rain and I live in Canada so I can expect snowy winters. Here are the two tips I was able to find on the Canadian Tire website:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

Not much info on either to be honest.
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 05:40 PM
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I think the stainless steel tips look better. Most of the time when i see a non-factory chrome tip it looks like crap like someone tried to bling their car out with 20 bucks. To me, it's comparable in that aspect to the aesthetic effect of chrome painted hubcaps.
How quickly does a chrome tip peel / rust? April = rain and I live in Canada so I can expect snowy winters. Here are the two tips I was able to find on the Canadian Tire website:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

Not much info on either to be honest.

here's what one of the reviews said on the ractive tip.

"I couldnt justify paying the price for a good stainless steel exaust tip, but while looking around at a Canadian Tire store (not my usual local store), they had one in the display rack without the packaging. I got it for about half the price and the quality of the stainless steel for this ractive tip was definitely way better than the generic tips. Chrome is good if it doesn't see any water or snow but it will still eventually peel and rust after a few winters. Stainless steel doesnt rust and can normally be polished back to shine after careful buffing and cleaning. This is a nice "finisher" for your ride."


i think the ractive on looks better
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 06:33 PM
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Stainless Steel is much better quality than Chrome.

Chrome = garbage, it sucks. It will change colors due to the heat. Once it peels it will rust.

Stainless Steel= Is much more heat resistant. It wont change color because it's place on the tip of the exhaust. Out of the subject but Stainless Steel headers do change Colors due to the EXTREME heat. On the other hand Stainless steel exhaust wont change color

Magnaflow Exhausts and TIPS are great quality
Here contact them they will ship out of the country
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magna...QQcmdZViewItem
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 06:43 PM
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^ +1
Stainless Steel
 
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Old 04-02-2008, 07:06 PM
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you can get the regular ex coupe tip at a honda dealer for around $38. thats what i have on my 07 sedan
 
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Old 04-03-2008, 11:11 AM
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ORIGINAL: Peg_Leg

you can get the regular ex coupe tip at a honda dealer for around $38. thats what i have on my 07 sedan
It fit your 07 sedan w/o any problems? Do you happen to know the size of the tip? If I do buy a third party one I pretty much want it to look similiar.
 


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