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My 2K3 exhaust tips are rusting!! Please Help.

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Old 04-04-2003 | 12:23 PM
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My 2K3 exhaust tips are rusting!! Please Help.

The exhaust tips on my 2K3 are beginning to rust and black out. I try to wipe them off everytime I get gas, but it's not coming off anymore. Any ideas on how to get the rust off so they have a nice shine again?

Are they worth replacing with something better for less than $100??

Any help is appreciated.

Thank You.
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:28 PM
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do you have the holes at the bottom of the tips? those are supposed to be for water drainage to prevent rusting so I cannot see how yours are rusting?
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:30 PM
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Re: My 2K3 exhaust tips are rusting!! Please Help.

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The exhaust tips on my 2K3 are beginning to rust and black out. I try to wipe them off everytime I get gas, but it's not coming off anymore. Any ideas on how to get the rust off so they have a nice shine again?

Are they worth replacing with something better for less than $100??

Any help is appreciated.

Thank You.
well if it's 2k3... just take it back and have it changed out free under ur warrenty....
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:30 PM
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Well, it might not be rust. Just something that looks like rust. I haven't gotten a really close look yet as it's been too cold to spend much time outside. I live in Chicago, so it could be salt damage???
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by pjonkheer
it could be salt damage
Old 04-04-2003 | 12:57 PM
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I've got a 2002 that does the same thing. It happens to all of them. All you need to do is buy a can of "never dull". You can find it at any auto parts store.
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