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Originally posted by Bluedog
Vegan2,
How challenging is it to maintain the pristine white color of your pipes? Are your headers white? Did you ceramic coat them, powder coat, or simply use a high temp paint? I really love the look but don't want a maintenance nightmare. Thanks!
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Actually I just purchased my Cobra about a month ago. I was looking at the pipes last Sunday and, yes, white picks up a lot of stuff from the road. The former owner used high temp paint (headers included) and I simply lightly sanded the "spots" and the pipes look fine. One of the recommendation on the seller list was to purchase chrome pipes and I now see why. On the other hand, the one thing I can do well is clean and shine the Cobra. In addition, chrome looks way too civilized to me, but it all depends on the look that you are going for and I feel that white or black is way more menacing than chrome.
By the way, if "pristine" white maintenance is the goal, chrome is probably the answer - but try to get a look a two Cobra's - one with chrome and one with white/black to see what look is best for you. White is probably more for a driver, versus show and after driving around town, no one notices a few black spots on the pipes - it's just thumbs up all around!