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I've been doing some digging on black exhaust cutouts in the rear bumper. I ran into a dead end on GMPartsDirect. Turns out GM does make some. I found them on a Midnight Edition Silverado Trail Bos

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Sanded with 220 and painted them up. I like the satin black. 

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I would like to paint my exhaust tips black and have been reading up on this.  At this time I don't really want to get into taking exhaust tips off.  Do you think high temp grill paint or engine paint

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You guys are lucky. Its $150 ticket in edmonton for aftermarket or enlarged muffler tips. A tesla owner bolted a fart cannon on and got a ticket for it. 

204Denali Enthusiast

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On 6/1/2021 at 10:29 AM, bdallas said:

100% incorrect??  Which part?

 

What is more likely to last longer, paint or a peelable removable rubber coating?

Which can handle higher temperatures, a paint rated for 1,200 degrees or a coating rated for 200 degrees?

 

My point was that if you're going to to through the trouble of doing it yourself, why not use a method that is going to give you the best chance of longevity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You said it does not handle heat well and that is not true.  You apply it properly and it will do just fine on a truck and will last a very very long time, and still look great.  Like I said these tips are not going to generate the same heat as a corvette or a supercar so plasti dip is just fine.

 

Obviously powdercoat is the best, but that is a much higher cost that perhaps OP does not want to do.

 

If going DIY route, plasti dip is almost foolproof while painting them with high temp paint one better ensure they prep it properly or it will not last as long as even plasti dip

204Denali Enthusiast

204Denali

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On 6/5/2021 at 9:55 PM, Snakes709 said:

You guys are lucky. Its $150 ticket in edmonton for aftermarket or enlarged muffler tips. A tesla owner bolted a fart cannon on and got a ticket for it. 

 

Tips pictured here are primarily stock oem tips ?? 

MCSarge Enthusiast

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I had a mine powder coated the first weekend the truck was home.  Cost me $50.00.  If you have a factory trailer hitch installed the only way to access the 2 top bolts is to pull the steps.  Simple process but a pain.  The factory hitch takes up all the room underneath where you would slide you hand up to loosen the top bolts.  I really like how the blacked out look worked on the Red truck....

 

 

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kodiakdenali Enthusiast

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16 hours ago, MCSarge said:

I had a mine powder coated the first weekend the truck was home.  Cost me $50.00.  If you have a factory trailer hitch installed the only way to access the 2 top bolts is to pull the steps.  Simple process but a pain.  The factory hitch takes up all the room underneath where you would slide you hand up to loosen the top bolts.  I really like how the blacked out look worked on the Red truck....

 

 

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it really looks good how it matches your other badging!

 

however, just in case it helps someone else (unless the silverado is different in some way) it is possible to access those top bolts without removing the side steps. And actually I found getting those side steps off was a major pain! there are plastic clips that hold them on, likely so they will snap into place on the assembly line before the screws are installed, those clips bend back behind the bumper so they will not pull out. one of them is accessible with a pry tool, the other two are completely impossible to get to. I had to cut them off in order to get the step pocket off.

to access them without removing the pockets, you'll need a gear wrench, its quite possible to get a gear wrench on the bolt heads and remove them.

skip ahead to 3:30:

 

Hope this tip is useful for someone!

 

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18 minutes ago, kodiakdenali said:

 

it really looks good how it matches your other badging!

 

however, just in case it helps someone else (unless the silverado is different in some way) it is possible to access those top bolts without removing the side steps. And actually I found getting those side steps off was a major pain! there are plastic clips that hold them on, likely so they will snap into place on the assembly line before the screws are installed, those clips bend back behind the bumper so they will not pull out. one of them is accessible with a pry tool, the other two are completely impossible to get to. I had to cut them off in order to get the step pocket off.

to access them without removing the pockets, you'll need a gear wrench, its quite possible to get a gear wrench on the bolt heads and remove them.

skip ahead to 3:30:

 

Hope this tip is useful for someone!

 

I did mine without removing the side steps because of the blind spot sensors. I used a 10 mm wrench like the one in the pictures and went 1/2 thread at a time. 

It can be done but it's time consuming. And also done forget to paint the bolts clips because if you let them unpainted they will be visible on top of the black tips. 

Good luck and watch out for your knuckles....hahaha.

 

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kodiakdenali Enthusiast

kodiakdenali

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14 minutes ago, OctavianCDA said:

And also done forget to paint the bolts clips because if you let them unpainted they will be visible on top of the black tips. 

 

 

 

 

I bent mine up slightly so they weren't visible anymore. I don't plan to put the stock tips back on, but they'd still be usable even if I did.

Transient Senior Enthusiast

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32 minutes ago, OctavianCDA said:

I did mine without removing the side steps because of the blind spot sensors. I used a 10 mm wrench like the one in the pictures and went 1/2 thread at a time. 

It can be done but it's time consuming. And also done forget to paint the bolts clips because if you let them unpainted they will be visible on top of the black tips. 

Good luck and watch out for your knuckles....hahaha.

 

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You can buy a ratcheting box wrench at Lowe's.  It's made by Craftsman. 

Diamond817 Enthusiast

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20 hours ago, MCSarge said:

I had a mine powder coated the first weekend the truck was home.  Cost me $50.00.  If you have a factory trailer hitch installed the only way to access the 2 top bolts is to pull the steps.  Simple process but a pain.  The factory hitch takes up all the room underneath where you would slide you hand up to loosen the top bolts.  I really like how the blacked out look worked on the Red truck....

 

 

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Did you do a gloss black on those tips?

 

 

 

 

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On 6/10/2021 at 5:39 AM, Diamond817 said:

Did you do a gloss black on those tips?

Yes, I went with gloss black and it turned out great.  Been on there a month and a half and still look great.

On 6/10/2021 at 5:39 AM, Diamond817 said:

 

 

 

 

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Maybe I am late to the party, but have others noticed that they look a lot like USB ports?

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