Thread: "Side pipes"..

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I would want to have a support running from the frame to the end of the side pipe too as that is a lot of weight hanging from those small header bolts. I know to have something welded to the underneath side of the pipe will burn a small amount of chrome but if done carefully and then covered with a good zinc based paint,it shouldn't show or affect the overall look. What I can't understand is why don't the manufactures have a mounting included in the side pipes before chrome plating or coating so then the buyer has a choice of running it supported or not. We here in NZ tend to drive our cars and that means long distances so we put a lot of stress on parts of our cars that the normal trailer queen would know about. Oh I can see some burnt legs happening too on those pipes without doubt now.