If they're both 2.5" why don't you get them welded on? I'm sure any shop can do it for ~$50.

Otherwise, slightly bang one end of the opening (either the piping or the tip) and make it just slightly larger and squeeze it in. If you do it good enough, it'll stay on, just use a clamp for extra protection.

 

Take a hack saw and cut two slots in the tips 180 degrees apart (top-bottom or side-side) Go to auto zone and rent their Exhaust Pipe Expander you'll be able to easily expand the tip to fit over the tail pipe.

 

Good advice. You can also purchase 2.5" I.D. coupler sleeves and use them to join the two parts together.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/wlk-41957/overview/

 

Just stop in at a muffler shop and ask them to expand them to go over 2.5" pipe. They have a hydraulic machine and it would take all of 30 seconds.

 

Thanks for all the advice everyone...that's exactly what I am going to do is take it to a local exhaust shop and see what my options are...after further investigation on my own I did notice Flowmaster welded on a small tip at the end of the exhaust system from the from the factory. That is really the main reason the tips I bought will not fit...if it was just a straight pipe at the end they would slip/clamp on no problem...anyhow I'm guessing the exhaust shop might have to cut that tip off and but who knows I'm sure they will figure out something...my next big worry is I do not want the tips once they are installed to stick out too far from the bumper...doesn't have to be completely flush with the rear bumper but sticking out slightly maybe no more than 1/2 an inch will do for me...this is turning out to be a more time consuming mod than I thought but oh well as Forrest Gump would say himself "IT HAPPENS"

 

I have the exact setup, I was disappointed as well at first, but like others said I took it to a shop and they welded directly onto the system. Looks great!

 

That's great to hear can't wait until I get a finished product!

 

Well I took my problem to a local exhaust shop and they were not able to fix my problem...they could get the tips to fit with no issue but since the aftermarket exhaust is different in overall length from stock the tips would then stick out from the bumper and look terribly tacky...the tips are 10" long so I will need to regroup and find some that are only about 8" in length that way they will be flush with the bumper...any suggestions???

 

How far do they stick out on yours? Here's what mine looks like and I think it looks awesome

 

Try these guys:

http://solo-performance.com/exhaust-tips

 

Do exhaust tips change the sound at all or is it just for show?


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Exhaust tips don’t really “do” anything, it’s not as much about how exhaust tips work, as it is about how they look. They are basically like the cherry on top of your ice cream sundae

 

Finally after a couple weeks of frustration I got the quad tips installed...I am now satisfied with this addition...another mod down 1 more to go...going to get an LMI CAI next