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      03-30-2014, 04:37 PM   #1
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CYBA Exhaust Tip DIY install

Tools - Allen Wrench (provided) and 13mm Combination Wrench

I got the Stainless Steel tips, should be the same for Dry CF and Gloss Black

Removing the stock tips, start with the inner tips, that way you can get a better grasp of the outer tips since they sit in more. Depending on how long they've been on, it will take more effort. I simply twisted to the left slowly, turn by turn as mine have been on for a year and they had some grime built up. I did not need anything like WD40, just a lot of effort. I was a little discouraged at first, but they will come off. After a few turns to the left, I gradually pulled out as I turned.

Installing the tips - at first glance you'll notice there is one welded line on the inner pipe with one allen screw and nut directly above it, this should be the top of the exhaust tip, that way you will not see the remaining two welds as they will sit on top.

Loosen the three nuts, then loosen the three allen screws so that it sits flush with the inner pipe - that pipe fits perfectly over the exhaust tube with little room, so if you dont loosen the allen screw it wont fit over properly.

Fit the exhaust tip over the exhaust pipe, at this point you will notice that w/o removing the diffuser, the top nut/screw with the weld will be hard to fasten when its sitting in its top position. What I did was tighten the top allen screw and then its corresponding nut as it sat facing the ground from the bottom to the point that I got resistance. (Its important to tighten the nut prior to rotating it to the final position, you will see why after you rotate it) I would then rotate the exhaust tip so that it sat facing up in its final position. Then continue to tighten each of the other allen screws to the point of resistance. Then tighten the nuts - the nut secures the screw, so tightening the nut should be the last step after the screw is where you want it.

Tips - I started with the inner tip first and worked my way out, I felt it was easier to align the outer tip using the inner tip as a reference point since the inner tip sits out more.

Also, from reading others' posts, it sounded like a few people spent most of their time trying to align the second pair of tips to the first pair. I simply measured the distance between the edge of the inner stock exhaust tube to the edge of the installed exhaust tip from the first pair/side and used that on the 2nd pair/side, worked out perfectly.

The outer exhaust tubes are wider in diameter than the inner exhaust tubes, so don't be alarmed when you find yourself not screwing in the allen screw as much.

Just as a reference, Im pretty terrible as a DIY'er, I am maybe a 4 out of 10, and I did this pretty easily. Took me about an hour, with the first tip taking up about half the time. Removal was 5 minutes.

I plan to check on them to make sure my screws/nuts are tight, and as my wife warned, just make sure the tips arent hot.

Good Luck
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