Keep chrome exhausts looking good.

[HotChip]

My exhaust tips on my now 4 year old A6 still look like new.....Why?
Its simple......I wash the car often and the exhaust tips are ALWAYS part of my wash routine, so dirt / soot / grime etc doesn't get a chance to build up

I too wash mine as part of the routine, I've just never put any additional product on them, so over three years they have become very tarnished and dull. Do you use any specific product on them Jim?

HC

[Big Bird]

Read Scottys post, so......

Yes, my exhaust trims pulled off with relatively little effort!! Made them a doddle to clean!!!!

[theskyfox]

I've just had a look at mine...I definately cannot remove them. Theyve been welded on! I don't mind because theres enough space to polish them in situe . I've got some chrome cleaner as well...apparantly you can use most, but you have to be careful not to get anything too abrasive whilst theyre still new. Theres a lot of products designed to remove corroded Chrome by literally eating away at it...and you don't want that on a new one! So use a gentle product!

-Andrew

[ScottyUK]

I think it may be just the Avant with the 2.0T (i.e. one each side that gets them) Not sure though.

[Big Bird]

I think it may be just the Avant with the 2.0T (i.e. one each side that gets them) Not sure though.

Yep, that might make sense.

[Rusk]

I have the 2.7 TDI so one either side so will have a look to see if they come off this weekend. I was planning on giving them a good clean then.

[The Polisher]

Got mine off this evening, they are tight, but a little gentle tap from the back with a rubber mallet and off they come. They were horrible! 72k worth of tar and yuk!

Washed them, cleaned the tar off with white spirit, then ran the polishing mop over them in the bench grinder.......... good as new.

Was going to post a piccie, but this new forum only seems to want to upload from a website rather than my pc.......... so can't do that!

[SunnyBard]

Remember you can pull the chrome tips off! Rather than struggle with trying to do them in situ.

Washed and waxed my car today including polishing my exhaust tips.

I had a closer look before starting to see if I could get them off, but I can confirm for certain that the tips on a MY2011 3.0TDI are welded in place.

[HotChip]

I tried to get mine off as well but they weren't for budging

[Zenerdiode]

Reading your posts got me thinking - I polished mine but before the first polish there looked to be a thin layer of matt black paint on them. Was this just dirt or were they supposed to be like that?

Consequentally it has revealed a part number - 8K0 253 825D. Would anybody with ETKA access tell me if they were supposed to be chrome in the first place? Many Thanks.