Fenderless hotrod tearing down a dirt road and the concern is the down turned exhaust kicking up some dust lmao. You guys crack me up.
So with lakepipes you still want to draw extra attention to your exhaust? I would have thought you want the exhaust to be invisible. I like the jewel tips, and found this version on our equivalent of craigslist. Sorry it won’t allow me to pirate the pictures.
Of all the options I have seen, I think the ones you have on the car are the best looking by far. They compliment the car instead of looking like a cheap add on.
I If that were my car (and I kinda wish it was), I'd use rolled tip, round ones. Nothing looks better on an early '50's custom. They look the barrel of a shotgun, very business-like and not cheesy.
Use turns downs, but tuck them above and forward of the bumper's bottom edge. Less is more, and unless you find a way to visually tie the tips into some existing style element, they will only add more visual clutter if they are visible. With the lakes pipes already a huge visible element, exposed rear exhaust tips seem redundant and unnecessary.
I made these for Curt, but stopped because people wouldn't pay what I had in them, they are a great looking tip
The ones on my Caddy are original ones, and I have a third one in the box...guess I need to find a six cylinder car to put it on
Just like having the right tire size and having it positioned near the rear fender is a seemingly minor detail when building a car, if you get it wrong it can go a long way in making a car look wrong. I have always thought that the best looking exhausts are ones that go straight out and end near the bumpers lower edge. You can vary the shape somewhat at that point to co-ordinate with the design of the vehicle if the rear is rounded or squarish..... What purpose does a turn down serve? While my opinion is only important to me, and worth every cent you paid for it..........I honestly feel that turned down exhaust tips detract from a vehicles styling..........especially if they protrude several inches behind the bumper or body. Others obviously see something they like, but for me I like the purity of function and the implication that there is performance lurking ahead of those pipes sticking out the rear. Creating yet another restriction before the exhaust exits says otherwise. Let the teeth knashing begin............but thats honestly how I see them.
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