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the tips on the '21 snap out of the lower valence. then cut out the valence behind the the fake tips. cut and clamp the new tips on. the video above shows it well
One of the comments left on video........"Just had these installed on my car and they left the plastic piece underneath the new tips not a big deal I guess.. anyways I notice whatever mode I have the car in that the exhaust smoke really only comes out of the passenger side of the vehicle. I read that this has to do with the valve on the driver side which opens above 3,000 RPM. Is that true ?"
My 2021 SQ5 was ordered with this option (should be here in about 2-3 weeks)...and no one from the dealer seems to have any consensus on the particulars (it's pretty lame).
Even though my options sheet clearly says it's 'Port Installed', my dealer swears that it's Factory Installed.
I drove around to several dealers in SoCal and finally found one a few months back that had it installed (they fired it up in the showroom) and everyone was surprised, didn't know what it was, why it was ordered, what was different, etc.
Interesting...wonder why the Quad exhaust pipes section of this from the dealer says, "requires no cutting or painting".
I woudln't put too much faith in the description in that photo. I don't think English was the primary language of the writer - it says something like "nearly up to", and the rest of the description is farily cumbersome.
My 2021 SQ5 was ordered with this option (should be here in about 2-3 weeks)...and no one from the dealer seems to have any consensus on the particulars (it's pretty lame).
Even though my options sheet clearly says it's 'Port Installed', my dealer swears that it's Factory Installed.
I drove around to several dealers in SoCal and finally found one a few months back that had it installed (they fired it up in the showroom) and everyone was surprised, didn't know what it was, why it was ordered, what was different, etc.[/QUOTE]
The salesmen and others at the dealership should know, but when I bought mine (off the lot, not ordered) I just assumed the exhaust pipes were real. Fake never entered my mind. For what it's worth, it's not really a quad exhaust anyway - it's dual exhaust with each pipe split, just for appearances. I wonder if it's truly a real twin exhaust.
Cold are non working exhaust tips, just there for looks
Hot are actual tips the exhaust goes through like what is pictured above
My local Audi Service Rep agreed that the 1200 bucks was ridiculous and recommended a local exhaust shop (that had an R8 up on the rack when I visited…lol) - anyway….the local shop is going to move the electronic valve closer to the muffler (so that I do not encounter any check engine lights or other “issues” by removing the valve) and attach black tips for me - for ~200 bucks. And, I am swapping out the silver rings and badging for black - so with the Daytona Gray….my 21 should hopefully look pretty sweet once I am finished. The exhaust shop has 3 different pipe sizes available - and will fit the largest set that will fit in the valence. He also offered a “muffler delete” option for me - but, I declined….just want the hot pipes/tips (in black).
You shouldn't have any issues with the valve delete. It's just there to "keep it quiet" when in-non sport mode by limiting exhaust output through one tip.
I wouldn't do the muffler delete either. I'm on the BMW forum, and there are a bunch of people that do it, and say "sounds great, just louder, but not too loud". But if you actually heard a vehicle from the outside accelerating and driving by (I've heard a bunch where my house is situated), it sounds ABSOLUTLELY bad. The cats keep the volume down, but it doesn't sound refined or remotely nice. My mental comment every time someone peels away from the stop sign is "dude.... you car sounds liks a$$". You can usually hear the pinging of the exhaust without the muffler to deaden it as well.
04-29-2021, 04:12 PM
You can usually hear the pinging of the exhaust without the muffler to deaden it as well.