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put milltek exhaust on great but tips look tan almost bronze after running for a while anyone

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Old 05-14-2002, 06:21 PM
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Default put milltek exhaust on great but tips look tan almost bronze after running for a while anyone

has anyone else have this happen?
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My borla tips have turned bronze/gold after time
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Default Re: My borla tips have turned bronze/gold after time

they were on for 1 day. Called stratmosphere and they are going to research.
Did you find out why it happened
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Slightly after 13K miles of use... very minor.
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i guess there's nothing out there specifically to polish exhaust tips with then...
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see this post!<ul><li><a href="https://www.audiworld.com/forum/m.new/tt/msgs/202124.phtml">https://www.audiworld.com/forum/m.new/tt/msgs/202124.phtml</a</li></ul>
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fantastic evan, thanks! (i missed that the first time 'round!)
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(disclaimer-- it won't help on heat-discolored metal. )
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mine aren't discolored (yet!)... i just want 'em shinier!
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:-)

<IMG SRC="http://www.evan.com/tt_pics/milltek/milltek_polished.jpg">

<IMG SRC="http://www.evan.com/tt_pics/milltek/non_res_polished.jpg">


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