Exhaust Tip Recommendations

[carlova789]

Any recommendations on exhaust tips that will fill in the stock bumper cutout?IMG_9141-1.jpg

[StephenVA]

Steel wool and aluminum polish

Investment limited results will be the same.

[adm750]

hmmm...wonder if one of the X5 chrome acc'y exhaust trims would fit ??
Mine (525it) has the muffler with the large polished single outlet like the 2003 540 M-sport.... I wonder if they are the same muffler ? (meaning, you might be able to get a stock can from a 540 M being parted and cut it in...????)
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shoot....I forgot about the difference with the bumpers....drat....

[adm750]

whoops....didn't mean to post that pic twice....

[carlova789]

I'm mainly looking for something polished that will fill in the gap well. Too much work with the 540i muffler swap.

[DennisCooper]

Hi Carlova,

If you are definitely going to keep the non Sport bumper, then I'd suggest/urge/coerce you into doing the Alpina style exhaust mod as the single exit just looks 'weak sauce' !

I 'think' you can get the Alpina trim metal trim piece which protects the bumper from heat. It's 100% what I'd have done if I was keeping the non Sport bumper!

If you don't want to go to that level, take a look at the myriad of tips from Magnaflow and at a local dealer to you, by offering up some potential choices, you'll be able to see which ones can/will fit without much work etc.

Cheers, Dennis!

[Mike WW]

No suggestions but I do miss the chrome exhaust tips from BMWs of the 70s and 80s. Understated, but a nice classy look.

[adm750]

Carlova - straight outa the '99 BMW Accessory catalog...
e39 528i (even though I believe you have a 530...I thought the muffler tip was the same...??) sportwagon chrome tailpipe trim p/n 82 12 9 408 602 (black is a 603)

[carlova789]

Carlova - straight outa the '99 BMW Accessory catalog...
e39 528i (even though I believe you have a 530...I thought the muffler tip was the same...??) sportwagon chrome tailpipe trim p/n 82 12 9 408 602 (black is a 603)

I'll check that out. Yes, the muffler should be the same. Thanks

[carlova789]

My exhaust shop had a nice 4'' tip that filled out the bumper gap nicely. Apparently, he's had many touring customers who had this tip installed.

DSC_7217 by andrewt92, on Flickr
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[StephenVA]

Then there is always this unique option........

And you wondered why he never shows the exhaust tip..... EXPOSED!Danny's Japan Rot 540i Touring Thread

[rjbaren]

How did you get all the black trim white on your car? I think it looks great.

[carlova789]

Factory trim

[JaxPlanet]

How did you get all the black trim white on your car? I think it looks great.

Painted door moldings were part of the e39's "facelift" in 2001.

[whiteghost1]

Agreed the large 4" tip looks great, however be aware that it may cook the paint around the bumper cutout over time. At least that what ended up happening on my 540iT when I had a 4" tip, now the paint around the circumference of my cutout is starting to peel off.

[carlova789]

Agreed the large 4" tip looks great, however be aware that it may cook the paint around the bumper cutout over time. At least that what ended up happening on my 540iT when I had a 4" tip, now the paint around the circumference of my cutout is starting to peel off.

So far so good. The tip is actually slanted, and my exhaust guy left a crack in the welds for moisture to drain out. My friends 540i sedan had that issue, but I've never had it with the i6 cars. My old 530i had tips very close to the bumper/m-tech diffuser.