DTM Tips or Round Tips (exhaust) - United Bimmer Community

**komodo** · 06-07-2005, 12:43 AM

I'm going to be buying a UUC System U pretty soon and I need to decide between dtm tips and round tips. What are you guy's opinions on this?

I'm leaning more toward DTM because it has the sporty look that reassures people visually that you have an aftermarket exhaust, haha.

**Spieluhr** · 06-07-2005, 01:10 AM

round because it looks better on an e36 IMO. And from what I have heard unless you have an M3 diffuser your exhaust is going to stick out like a mofo.

**Deloriant** · 06-07-2005, 09:26 AM

Round tips = more refined classy look.

**VANCE** · 06-07-2005, 09:28 AM

round.

**projal147** · 06-07-2005, 10:05 AM

personally i like the DTM, for the same reason you noted komodo, people know its after market

but thats just my view

Storamin · 06-07-2005, 10:19 AM

I prefer DTM. It looks more agressive.

**94bmw325i** · 06-07-2005, 01:35 PM

With DTM are they like the ricer DTM where it makes your rear bumper really dirty? Oh yeah also with your car being auto Komodo(Sorry if i'm wrong) A loud exhaust like a system U will sound kind of like those loud automatic ricer exhausts that drone a lot?? I am just assuming so I am probably wrong....

**xsperf** · 06-07-2005, 02:06 PM

what do the DTM tips look like?

**Longhairedhippy** · 06-07-2005, 06:18 PM

thats what a single DTM tip looks like.

**komodo** · 06-07-2005, 07:09 PM

DTM Tips:

Round tips:

And as for the auto thing, I rarely drive in auto mode, usually steptronic controlling the shifting manually, so as far as sound it'd sound the same as a manual car.

**Rooz** · 06-07-2005, 07:28 PM

I voted round bcs most of the DTM tips I seen the heat gets a bit too close to the bumper and usuall u can see a different sahde of paint + they never really caught my eye

**Addicted?** · 06-07-2005, 08:47 PM

not quite the same as manual... dont have the clutch going in sound.. but that is beyond the point, i would defintaly go round, dtm=good on e30 imo. even then im all about round over dtm... personally you dont need to buy dtm to show you have aftermarket exhuast wit htehs system u, because its loud as shit

David

**B_w.** · 06-07-2005, 09:07 PM

i have seen several e36s with the dtm tips and it does not look very good. if you are concerned with people knowing you have an after market exhaust the round tips on the system u are much bigger and shinier than the stock tips. go with the round tips.

**Rooz** · 06-07-2005, 09:12 PM

^^ He's right when I had my stang with true dual exhaust + flowmasters, I had 3.5" rounded slanted tips I mean it looked nice but people would here it before they would see it (lol, that rimed)

**komodo** · 06-07-2005, 09:21 PM

Hum, you guys are making good points. haha

I was pretty much set on dtm tips, but now i'm reconsidering.