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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: willni on 21 August 2021, 11:51

Title: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: willni on 21 August 2021, 11:51

Does anyone know if you can remove the exhaust tips on the 7.5 GTI? I know the R's are removable but I think the GTI have a tig weld, is it just a matter of removing the weld?

Want to get them painted gloss black.

Title: Re: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: DCmk3 on 21 August 2021, 16:47

"removing the weld"?

Why not just drop the exhaust off of the car, sand the tips and spray them if you really want to go that far.
They are welded on..

Title: Re: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: willni on 21 August 2021, 19:38

Quote from: DCmk3 on 21 August 2021, 16:47

"removing the weld"?

Why not just drop the exhaust off of the car, sand the tips and spray them if you really want to go that far.
They are welded on..

If it's a tig weld you just drill them out.

Because it's cheaper, quicker and gives a better end result by removing them and powder coating them, than painting when.

Title: Re: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: Carbon VW on 21 August 2021, 20:11

There are 2 spot welds that you would need to grind off.

Title: Re: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: willni on 22 August 2021, 08:10

Quote from: Carbon VW on 21 August 2021, 20:11

There are 2 spot welds that you would need to grind off.

Sweet Cheers Carbon!

Title: Re: GTI Exhaust Tip Removal
Post by: My other womans a vw. on 22 August 2021, 08:39

There’s a guy on YouTube called ‘Last humans garage’,he has a 7.5 Gti and has done all sorts of mods to it.
He has done his exhaust tips and they look great.He originally bought some ‘Burger tips’,which slid on-or were supposed to-they are made for mk 7,not 7.5 which has a wider pipe.
He got round this by grinding off the tips,this enable the burger tips to slide straight on,I really liked these,it made the exhaust look bigger,without looking daft.
But for some reason he didn’t,he had another back box and sprayed the tips on that.