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08-13-2011, 12:36 AM
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LordVader
Drives: 2011 RS 2SS 99 BMW 328i 96 K1500 Join Date: Aug 2011
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Melted Diffuser......
I know this one of many posts like this but I wanted to share mine as well. I got my new 2011 2SS RS last month and had the dealer install the GMPP axel backs on it (LOVE the way it sounds BTW). A few hundred miles later and this is what my diffuser looked like. New diffuser and exhaust going on this week.......
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08-13-2011, 02:31 AM
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Search Ninja
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009
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Looks like the tips don't stick out far enough. They appear to be double walled so that shouldn't have been the problem.
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08-13-2011, 04:50 AM
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They are to far to the left, not centered. You can easily see that is why it caused it to melt.
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08-13-2011, 08:03 AM
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08-13-2011, 08:12 AM
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 Drives: aqua blue ls and inferno orange ss Join Date: Feb 2010
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Too far to the left and too high. Whoever installed that exhaust didn't take the time to properly center that bad boy.
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08-13-2011, 08:13 AM
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Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS Black on Black Join Date: May 2011
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08-13-2011, 08:57 AM
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I am so glad I installed my catback myself. I took extra time to ensure the tips didn't touch anything but on the other hand you should be covered under warranty. Some dealers can be so dumb though.
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08-13-2011, 12:18 PM
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Ouch... I hope the dealer who installed them steps up...
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08-13-2011, 12:23 PM
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LordVader
Drives: 2011 RS 2SS 99 BMW 328i 96 K1500 Join Date: Aug 2011
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08-13-2011, 01:09 PM
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WHAT RED LIGHT?!
Drives: 2011 Black Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011
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Wow! Aren't they a piece of work to give you "friction" for something so obviously their bad! Says a lot about what we should expect when something a bit more inconclusive breaks and we ask for warranty repair 
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08-13-2011, 07:23 PM
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LordVader
Drives: 2011 RS 2SS 99 BMW 328i 96 K1500 Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: WA
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A lot of the issue for them was that I let them know that it was scewed up via a phone coversation. They wanted to see it but I was a state away. I had emailed a photo but they hadn't seen it yet. All in all, I am fine with the friction at first, due to the fact that they couldn't see it first hand, assuming it's corrected and good as new with no further issues.
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08-14-2011, 01:18 AM
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 Drives: 2011 convertible SS pace car Join Date: Jul 2011
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This issue has appeared previously on a few cars and the common thread appears to be dealer installation,the tips should be sticking out a little further.The heat is not from the tip itself it is from the hot exhaust coming out of the tips.the problem is when the mufflers are slid all the back to where the exhaust was cut it causes the tips to sit too far back in the opening of the diffuser,I left an extra 1/2" of pipe from where the instructions said to cut it and it gave me planty of adjustment room,make sure your dealer has the tips sticking out further this and you will not have any future issues.
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08-14-2011, 01:26 AM
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LordVader
Drives: 2011 RS 2SS 99 BMW 328i 96 K1500 Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: WA
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Thank you
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