YYCG05 wrote

I did a quick search and couldn't find anyone else having this issue, however, it appears to be an issue with other BMW models. The inside chrome coating of the exhaust tips has begun to peel off and looks terrible.





I first noticed it with less than 5K miles on the vehicle so I took in to my local dealership and they have agreed to replace them under warranty. I enquired as to whether I could have the chrome ones swapped out for the shadowline ones and they were unwilling to do so, however, they did state that if I ordered the shadowline ones, they would install for free and I could keep the new chrome ones that were being replaced under warranty.

After enquiring about ordering the shadowline ones, I am told that they are on backorder and not currently available, so I was able to get some from IND for $530USD all in including shipping to Canada. I struggle with how a 3rd party distributor can have them in stock, but I can't order them directly from BMW. I was planning on swapping the chrome ones out at some point anyways, so at least I save on the labour.

UltraDave wrote

Oh that looks terrible. How many miles are on it so far? I wonder if salt got in there and started breaking down the paint.

Chas8283 wrote

I don’t understand why this is such a struggle for them. As I posted in another thread, I fixed our ‘19 by knocking off the loose paint with sandpaper and then hitting it with matte high temp paint and never had the issue come back. If a random guy with a spray can, masking paper and tape can figure it out, you’d assume they could identify a fix in manufacturing vs giving up and going with silver.

Chas8283 wrote

I don’t understand why this is such a struggle for them. As I posted in another thread, I fixed our ‘19 by knocking off the loose paint with sandpaper and then hitting it with matte high temp paint and never had the issue come back. If a random guy with a spray can, masking paper and tape can figure it out, you’d assume they could identify a fix in manufacturing vs giving up and going with silver.

xdriv3 wrote

Reviving this thread --

Just brought my car to the dealer, replacement is covered by warranty, but just curious what others have experienced in terms of the replacement part.

I have attached the replacement offered- shadow line trimmed on the outside and regular chrome on the inside. Compared to the old defective part -- the inside is painted dark gray.

Just curious what replacement you guys were offered?

My concern with the replacement is that the inside will not age well.