mcholt212
Foobeemer
Exhaust blues
OK, I know I'm opening a can of worms with this subject, but I want to throw this out for feedback: I've got an 1100S with 8k miles and my headers are nice and blue for the first 8 inches or so, then turn a lovely gold for the rest of the trip back to the cat. The other day a co-worker remarked at how ugly my pipes were compared to his Suzuki. Right away I boasted how my German engineered single wall pipes were built for function and NOT looks....but later something inside me said, "Hey man, you should polish those headers back to their gleaming glory--they would look so much better in shining silver". So I got some Blue Job, and some other polishes like Mother's, NevrDull, etc. and began the job of cleaning my pipes. 3 hours later I had cleaned them up and they looked great. I go out riding yesterday for an hour and a half and upon my return I notice my headers are already starting to oxidize again. Now it's really starting to bug me!!!
Now I know all about the Beemer Blue pride and all the old stories about German girls not going for rides with German gents unless they had blued pipes past the pegs, etc...but has anybody out there ever gotten bitten by the "chrome bug" or maybe bought an aftermarket header or exhaust system that stayed polished longer or maybe didn't discolor at all?
I have been researching aftermarket exhausts for performance reasons mainly, but now am starting to look more closely at various materials and construction in an effort to not only satisfy my performance needs, but also feed this new shiny chrome thing that's eating me.
http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/blackhole/bmwr1100exhausts.html
This company's product is made with silver ceramic stainless steel and is not supposed to discolor.....hmmmmmm
OK, I know I'm opening a can of worms with this subject, but I want to throw this out for feedback: I've got an 1100S with 8k miles and my headers are nice and blue for the first 8 inches or so, then turn a lovely gold for the rest of the trip back to the cat. The other day a co-worker remarked at how ugly my pipes were compared to his Suzuki. Right away I boasted how my German engineered single wall pipes were built for function and NOT looks....but later something inside me said, "Hey man, you should polish those headers back to their gleaming glory--they would look so much better in shining silver". So I got some Blue Job, and some other polishes like Mother's, NevrDull, etc. and began the job of cleaning my pipes. 3 hours later I had cleaned them up and they looked great. I go out riding yesterday for an hour and a half and upon my return I notice my headers are already starting to oxidize again. Now it's really starting to bug me!!!
Now I know all about the Beemer Blue pride and all the old stories about German girls not going for rides with German gents unless they had blued pipes past the pegs, etc...but has anybody out there ever gotten bitten by the "chrome bug" or maybe bought an aftermarket header or exhaust system that stayed polished longer or maybe didn't discolor at all?
I have been researching aftermarket exhausts for performance reasons mainly, but now am starting to look more closely at various materials and construction in an effort to not only satisfy my performance needs, but also feed this new shiny chrome thing that's eating me.
http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/blackhole/bmwr1100exhausts.html
This company's product is made with silver ceramic stainless steel and is not supposed to discolor.....hmmmmmm
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