What happens when you put DC Sport tips on your car for three months...
 

I bought these DC Sport tips to replace the tiny OEM exhaust tips on the FRS.

About 2 weeks ago, i noticed heavy rusting on the screws and metal claps, along with discoloration on the tips even after trying to wash them.

Now before i post the picture of what it looks like, i will let you know that where i live in New York (Long Island) we only had one day of snow, even if the car was driven through snow often, the results of this rusting is just...stupid. I do wash the car often but i do it myself and i don't really wash the underbody.

Taking these tips off was a bitch...even with WD40.

Pictures:

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When it was on the car....
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I'm going to send am email to DC sport for the hell of it, i don't have the proof of purchase anymore. I traveled to two different pep boys to get these tips. 40 bucks wasted? Hell yeah...

I send you my daughters old ones, cheap

I don't get it. :iono:

LI has been decent with weather for a while, it sucks that this happened though. On the bright side it's super nice out today :)

I was contemplating get DC exhaust tips for a while but could never find an exact pair in the auto stores (Pep boys/Advanced auto parts). I opted for the Perrin exhaust tips. I haven't received them yet but should be soon. I even thought of getting the JDM tips but I'm sure the shipment for those would of been longer. The perrin one looks fantatic since it's pretty much looks like the ones they put on their catbacks. BTW - were you tips black to begin with or chrome? Anyhow, sorry to hear about the tips and thanks for posting this since I am sure many others are looking to replace the OEM tips.

The tip were/are Black, if they were Chrome then this...that be a hell of a story!

Moral of the story--always get stainless steel fastening parts if you are in the north and/or there is salt involved. Galvanized if you can. The less something can rust, the better it will look.

moral of the story is do not buy dc sports products. it's your typical junk product.

Now that I think about it, you may be able to pick up replacement clips at the hardware store, and at least get something besides non-stainless. Brass may work as well.

mines fine been on since november

Definitely no salt on the road here on Long Island, but given that it *is* an island, there's a good amount of ocean moisture in the atmosphere that will quickly create rust for non-stainless unprotected metals.

METALLURGY

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Also anti-seize is your friend for future reference.

even if they were perfect it's still a waste of money.