Anyone else's ceramic coated BBK LTs look like this? (pic)

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While getting my oil changed I was taking a peak at the exhaust and this is the **** that I see. I installed these last August and this is my daily driver. While NJ winters arent the best, I didn't expect to see bare metal in less than a year . Ill be lucky to get $150 for these when I sell them on eBay for the turbo kit that I get.

When first installed last August:

Today, April 11:

Was I expecting too much? I didn't expect to this after 8 months.

 

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That does seem odd. My chrome BBK's aren't rusting like that.

Dave

 

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That is BBK quality for you.

 

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Are you sure they ceramic coated? Those look like plain ol stainless.

 

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That sucks. With the amount of salt that Jersey puts down on their roads, I can see how that happened. Salt will eat through anything given enough time. It looks like it has had enough time.

Joe

 

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I hope mine don't do that anytime soon.

 

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VibrantRedGT said:

Are you sure they ceramic coated? Those look like plain ol stainless.

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You can only get the BBK's in ceramic or chrome, not plain.

Dave

 

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Pretty normal for BBK and their so-called "ceramic coating"....based on others I've seen.

Troy

 

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I have the chrome and they look as good as the day I bought them. Granted I live in Arkansas where there isn't any salt on the roads.

 

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wow. i've had my bbk ceramic-coated long tubes on for just under 2 years now, and they look almost like new--not a spec of rust. granted, my car is parked for almost the entire winter, but it does see a little salt once in a while.

i hose off the underbody after driving on salty roads whenever possible. a little tlc goes a long way (not that you should expect your headers to be so bad already).

 

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I would hose down the underside, but the hoses are frozen during winter. Wish I could .