I added a pair of Forester tail pipe extensions today. But I did a little twist. I mounted them upside down. I think the curvature of the tips yields a better rear profile of the exhaust end. Otherwise the tips point almost straight down. And even though this puts the "seam" facing up, its only visible under close inspection.
What do you think?
I still need to drill a small weep hole in each tip to allow water to drain.
I assume you cut a little from the exhaust pipe before mounting the extensions ? Because when I look at my pipes, they are really facing down. Also do you get any black residue from the exhaust fumes on the bumper since these are sticking out further ?
No, I didn't cut the pipes. If you look at the tips mounted the normal way (on other posts on this board) see http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/138-gen-5-2015-present/209393-mods-diy-organized-list.html. you'll see they face almost straight down. Mounting them upside down allows them to face more rearward. They're still not facing straight rearward, but better than the alternative IMO.
Just did this mod, too. Love the look. Not crazy about seeing the welding line, but it's still an improvement. Someone asked if there'd be any ramifications from the added hole on the top of the extension (the manufacturer's water drainage hole, which is now on top). He asked if you had noticed any exhaust residue on the bumper. Notice anything?
Thanks for your pics, too.
Still waiting for my 2016, but this is my favorite mod. If the top drain holes are small, it may be possible to use J-B WELD or even a sheet metal screw to plug the hole, but I'd have to see how they look first of course.
I've been playing with this mod over the long weekend. My chrome tips arrived on Friday and I keep on moving them around - at first I had installed them normally, but sitting a little bit farther off the end of the original pipes, which showed the chrome tips prominently. But this seemed a bit much, so I've tried this "upside down" version and I can't quite figure it out. The original pipes are angled such that when I install the chrome tips upside down, the pipes are basically shooting partially into the extension. Not sure if some OBs come with more angled pipes?
I've gone back to the regular install with the tips inserted as far back as they will sit, which is less noticeable from the backend, but still looks darn cool. I may try the upside down version one more time. Anyone else done this and have pictures?
I think most exhaust systems, from manifold to tail pipe are stainless steel now.... shouldn't rust.. I recently got rid of a 2002 Acura that still had it's original exhaust system.... no rust after 15 Nebraska winters.
Like mine(and yours) the regular way. I do think it finishes the exhaust nicely. I'll risk the rust but tips I've had on other car never caused that. There is a very small loss in departure angle for serious off road. I'll never have an issue with that as mine is a soft roader (snow on highway)
That's a pretty subtle change. I think only someone who put them on would notice. From a practical stand point I would rather have the "short" side of the pipe possibly scraping than the 'long" side tip digging in. But that's just me.
Circling back to this thread, I left the pipe extensions upside down for a week and thought it looked cool, but also noticed that it created the appearance of a "faux" exhaust pipe hole sitting higher at a different angle than the actual pipes. Also, the longer side downward started to look a bit off after seeing it for a week.
So this past weekend I flipped back to the normal way, which is more subtle and just finishes the angle of the factory pipes with nice chrome peeking out below the bumper. I like it! Thanks for the various perspectives shared here.
Anyone with a 2.5 get these and could post pics please? I really wanted to do this for mine but noticed that the 2.5 only has one exhaust pipe. I think the 3.6+dual chrome pipe looks really slick but I don't know if the single would look the same. I don't know if I want to keep my single pipe discreet.
They come with a securing bolt. Slide on, adjust position, tighten bolt. I believe it is 10mm head. Note: they are always dirty, something you will not notice with just the regular tips!
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