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As a newbie to the world of BMW bikes who has benefited much from lurking on this forum since I got my bike, I humbly submit my question to the collective.

I apologize if it is obviously newbie... I am just beginning my mechanical apprenticeship.

I purchased my R1150R a couple weeks back, and aside from the system cases and windscreen, it was pretty stock. I have been putting on as many miles as possible to get a sense of things that I want to modify performance / appearance-wise. Aside from the obvious... *cough* sargent seat *cough*... one of the mods I have been seriously considering is getting a ceramic coating for the headers (mostly for aesthetic purposes). I am looking to black them out and am planning on blacking out the muffler as well.

My question is whether I can get the catalytic converter / collector box blacked out as well? Basically, what are the considerations / implications of that particular piece getting a ceramic coating?

Any assistance is appreciated!

I'd call Jet Hot to see what they have to say. I had the headers done, but not the catalyst. They do have a black in ceramic as well.

owldaddy wrote:I'd call Jet Hot to see what they have to say. I had the headers done, but not the catalyst. They do have a black in ceramic as well.

I did my headers a couple months ago thru Jet Hot, and IIRC they asked if I was bringing in the cat too, so I think they can do it.

I did my headers in the 'Extreme Silver' (the higher-heat stuff than regular silver). It's not terribly shiny, but much nicer than the brown/grey that they were uncoated. I'd probably try the regular silver next time to see the difference.

How much did either of you spend to coat the headers, and how long did it take?

MattPie,

Can you post a picture of yours?

Thanks.

Jaguar5 wrote:MattPie,

Can you post a picture of yours?

Thanks.

Pics:
http://www.pourdecisions.org/yappa-ng/i ... 2FPipes%2F

You'll note there's a couple small defects, which Jet-Hot reworked at no cost to me (other than some time, of course). The cost was roughly $200 for the two headers and 3 clamps. The pipes look a little duller now, but that could be due to them not being washed yet this year.

EDIT: Note that the first picture was with the camera flash on, the second and thrid were without.

MattPie,

Looks good. How long did it take, and do you have a full-bike picture with them on?

Thanks so much for the information.

Chelidonis

I Jet-Hot coated most of my cars and bikes headers and have had, with the exception of one ocassion, good results. In that ocassion they reworked the pipes at no cost.

I have found that the best color is the silver, it does dull a bit with use but it will not darken or chip. Since it is also a thermal barrier the metal cools rather quickly. I have also tried the black and has given me good service.

If you want to see what it looks like go to user rides top of the page, page 4 at the bottom.....you can click on the pics to get a larger view....those pipes had aproximately 6K miles on them. Had them coated in 07 and paid $125 for the pipes, cat eliminator and clamps at the Jet-Hot facility in Mississippi.

Good luck