I recently picked up a set of the larger MINI exhaust tips from Outmotoring. Nice pieces of kit, though a little expensive for what you get, but still very pretty. So, last week I popped the original ones off, and repleced them with the new ones. Easy enough I thought, all you have to do it tighten a small screw that locks it into place against the real exhaust pipe. I was a little worried that this wouldn't be particularly secure, but the originals were mounted the same way, so I figured they'd be fine.

Cut to two days after the installation, coming home from work in busy traffic. I heard a sharp metallic sound from behind the car. I look in the rear view mirror, and see this shiny round object bouncing behind me, and then hit the car behind me. About two seconds later I realise what just happened and pull over. After a little work I manage to retrieve the right tip. It's been run over at least 10 times, flattened and scraped along the road. You can imagine the words coming out of my mouth at that point.

So, as a warning, if you buy the larger tips, either get them installed professionally, or use something to secure them in place, otherwise you'll have one of these...

 

OUCH. Next time tack weld it in place.

 

Eek! Sorry to hear about that!

I self installed my tips a week ago and I'm still mildly worried about them. I check them whenever I use the California Duster and haven't seen any loosening. The stock tips were installed without welding so I'm still thinking the 'official' installation method should be sufficient.

 

Did you use any locktite ?

 

I thought the official installation method would suffice too!
I'd recommend a locking nut or lock-tite or yes, tack welding in place. Unfortunately I didn't have the equipment in my apartment to do that...

 

No

 

YES..I INSTALLED MINE JUST LIKE THE (ORIGINAL) OEM ONES
AND THEY ARE STILL HOLDING ON...MY CHROME EXHAUST TIPS
(NEW ONES) ARE MINI OEM...NO WELDING WAS NEEDED..!!!


"THAT'S TWO THUMBS UP!!"

 

Seeing as how the OEM tips have the same fastener, I wonder what happened? Perhaps Locktite is the answer... Sorry it happened to you, man.

 

I'd use a bolt and flat washer on one side, and a nut and star washer on the other . . . and locktite.

Zip

 

doh! i would secure it using loctite while the pipe is completely cold.
just a good tightening with a small 1/4 ratchet should do.

 

i had the same problem. so i drilled a hole in the actuall exaust pipe for the bolt to go into. i have not had any problems since.

 

Thats odd.....Ive had mine on since they came out and havent touched them since and there still on.

 

My tips are bolted in. I would cry if they fell off and got mangled in traffic.

 

either that or get a real exhaust.

 

nice

 

that? a REAL exhaust on a MCS is Milltek like mine!

 

NAH! It's an ALTA Sportone like mine!

 

holdenontoit-
Wow! Beautiful exhaust! Not that familiar with Remus, but love the tips and love the sound clips I've heard. I'm driving a 2003 MCS CR/W with Alta CAI and 15% pulley, since you're driving an '03, assume your Remus model # would be the same for me.
Who was the vendor you got it through? Costs? Any additional info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Terry

 

use a ratchet set rather than mere allen keys. You'll never get the same locking pressure that a rachet would do.

I just put on my tips this weekend.

Look fantastic.

 

I've had my MINI tips for 4-5 monhs now and they are still there lol

I hope the car that received the tips didn't got too damaged...

 

vroooommmm...

 

my tips came with a bracket that connects the two tips together. Has anyone else used this bracket as part of the install?

 

Apparently, the bracket is to help align the tips.

Having said that I didn't use them either.

 

oooooo...another fork in the thread

 

What do you guy's think of this supersprint tip. I have been thinking of fabricating it onto my Milltek.