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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 11:58 AM
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So I'm interested in these pipes, I actually think I ran into a few guys videos on Youtube. What is under the wrap? I could wrap pipes myself but the price for these pipes is decent 500 only.

@66 cruiser did you only repaint or did you use new wrap also because it looks to go to the tip of the exhaust?

Also did anyone you have problems with heat from them? I've only had pipes that had heat shields before.
 
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Old Mar 5, 2014 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Symz58
So I'm interested in these pipes, I actually think I ran into a few guys videos on Youtube. What is under the wrap? I could wrap pipes myself but the price for these pipes is decent 500 only.

@66 cruiser did you only repaint or did you use new wrap also because it looks to go to the tip of the exhaust?

Also did anyone you have problems with heat from them? I've only had pipes that had heat shields before.
Don't know what's under the wrap. Feels like maybe there are heat shields. I painted the existing wrap and the other picture was taken before I reinstalled the chrome tips.
They are hot! I don't know if they're any hotter than heat shields but you definitely want to keep boots & pants away.
 
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Old Sep 26, 2017 | 04:10 PM
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I would never reccomend these pipes for anyone to buy.. I've had them on my bike for a little over a year now.. at first I loved them. They sounded great, looked great, and performance was noticeable. But now I have nothing but problems with them. Firstly I was riding with a buddy and part of my bottom pipe cracked off at the end which caused the end cap, baffle, and chrome cover to fall off on the highway, luckily I was behind him and not in front of him, so now I'm running them straight piped, and now I'm dealing with the wrap falling off the pipes. I contacted vance and hines because they are the makers of these pipes even though they're called pythons and they refused to give me warranty on the parts that broke. I am never going to use anything vance and hines again because this was a defect from their product and now I have to deal with their mistake which they won't fix
 
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