OEM Exhaust Tips on 2007 335i

n50four · 02-14-2018, 08:07 AM

I took my 2007 335i e90 to a local muffler shop to have 4" tips installed. We both thought that the OEM tips were pressure fitted in place. At first we started to lightly tap them from the backside to push them off with a piece of wood and a hammer. They wouldn't budge. Then we used WD40 and tried again. Nothing. Then used harder blows. Still nothing. Skipped the piece of wood and used the hammer straight onto the tip. Still nothing. I've seen YouTube vids where a gentle tap released the tips, and others where they had to cut. Did BMW have two ways of holding the OEM tips in place?

320IN54 · 02-14-2018, 09:47 AM

The models that had pressure fitted tips were the F series I believe every E series were welded on.

02-14-2018, 08:07 AM	#1
n50four Private First Class 131 Rep 187 Posts Drives: '07 335i Sport; '01 330i Sport Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	OEM Exhaust Tips on 2007 335i I took my 2007 335i e90 to a local muffler shop to have 4" tips installed. We both thought that the OEM tips were pressure fitted in place. At first we started to lightly tap them from the backside to push them off with a piece of wood and a hammer. They wouldn't budge. Then we used WD40 and tried again. Nothing. Then used harder blows. Still nothing. Skipped the piece of wood and used the hammer straight onto the tip. Still nothing. I've seen YouTube vids where a gentle tap released the tips, and others where they had to cut. Did BMW have two ways of holding the OEM tips in place?
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02-14-2018, 09:47 AM	#2
320IN54 First Lieutenant 123 Rep 331 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 335i, 2021 BMW M2C Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Irvine iTrader: (0)	The models that had pressure fitted tips were the F series I believe every E series were welded on.
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