Removed my tailpipes today.
They're located by small spring clips inside the trim. Mine were seized on, the RH tips came off with a tap from a rubber mallet, the left ones needed spraying with CorrosionX. Three minutes later they were off
I'm going to be running my car "naked" until I can find some replacments, as I dislike the standard tips.
At least "naked" they look
more like the E46 M3 tips.
I measured the tips on my old E46 M3 CSL yesterday, they utilise very thick wall tubing (2.5mm) for the tailpipes and the outside diameter of the tubing is 65mm.
The 1M exhaust (not the trim) is 63.5mm and uses thin wall tube.
Now I've got the trims off, I'll be making enquiries about replacements.
Part of the issue with the standard tips is the rolled edge
The second is the fact that you can see the trim ends :
Because they don't extend sufficiently under the car to "hide the join".
Had the trim been extended another 50mm as indicated by the black arrow :
They'd look bett
er.
The Evolve/Hartge Supersprint exhaust overcomes this issue by using longer tailpipes that are clearanced to allow them to slide over the exhaust and in the process leave no clue as to the position or size of the pipe they're connected to.
I noticed these trims are available for the E90 M3 for you guys in The States :
http://www.bimmian.com/Stainless-Exh...r-E93-3-Series
Available in matt and gloss black or polished/chrome.
They'd need some sleeves fabricating or turned to make them fit the 1m exhaust stubs, but they'd give the black,/slash cut discreet look that I'm after.
Dirk