SanDiegoXLR
Seasoned Member
Hi All,
Was wondering if anyone has switched out the round exhaust tips on their XLR to a different shape? (e.g. rectangular or square)
It's a little odd to me how squared-off and futuristic the overall design of the car is, and then it has 4 round standard exhaust tips that don't really seem to belong.
The test mules of the XLR prototypes all had rectangular exhaust tips (pages 45, 67, 73, 89, 91 of the XLR book by John McCormick), so I'm not sure why they swapped them out for the production model in 2004. Cadillac finally changed them to more interesting tips on the 2009 model, but I'd imagine these won't easily fit onto my 2005. I don't want to swap out the whole exhaust system....I just want better looking tips.
Here are a few interesting ones I found on Corvette websites:
www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-2858-co...p-rear-lip-2005-2011-c6z06zr1grand-sport.aspx
www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-727-cor...shark-rear-bumper-cover-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx
www.rippmods.com/2005_2008_Corvette_C6_Stainless_MBRP_Exhaust_p/s7002304.htm
www.c5racer.com/catalog/corvette-c5...te-ez-on-exhaust-tips.html?m1track=googlebase
-Mark
Was wondering if anyone has switched out the round exhaust tips on their XLR to a different shape? (e.g. rectangular or square)
It's a little odd to me how squared-off and futuristic the overall design of the car is, and then it has 4 round standard exhaust tips that don't really seem to belong.

The test mules of the XLR prototypes all had rectangular exhaust tips (pages 45, 67, 73, 89, 91 of the XLR book by John McCormick), so I'm not sure why they swapped them out for the production model in 2004. Cadillac finally changed them to more interesting tips on the 2009 model, but I'd imagine these won't easily fit onto my 2005. I don't want to swap out the whole exhaust system....I just want better looking tips.
Here are a few interesting ones I found on Corvette websites:
www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-2858-co...p-rear-lip-2005-2011-c6z06zr1grand-sport.aspx
www.westcoastcorvette.com/p-727-cor...shark-rear-bumper-cover-1997-2004-c5-z06.aspx
www.rippmods.com/2005_2008_Corvette_C6_Stainless_MBRP_Exhaust_p/s7002304.htm
www.c5racer.com/catalog/corvette-c5...te-ez-on-exhaust-tips.html?m1track=googlebase
-Mark