Originally Posted by maxxm
In reality, and believe it or not, some of us actually prefer the look of the painted exhaust tip. It retains the cool rectangular shape of the stainless surround without having the inconsistent look of the smaller circular shape in the center of the pipe. Even though it's painted black, we still keep it clean, though...
Exactly. A nice shiny chrome lip that surrounds the blackness of the exhaust. Much more pleasing to the eye, IMHO.