Yeah man, there's just something missing when you have dual exhaust without the tips. It really does project the exhaust note, giving it that final touch,as you stated, and they just give a truck a killer look from the back end. The 3.5" tips look good, but I think these 4x24"s will look much much better, and probably deepen the tone a bit. I actually found these from Wedson Exhaust on Ebay. They're brand new, chrome plated steel, and were $59.99 plus $16.xx for shipping. Seemed like a good deal to me. I can't wait to get them and get everything welded up.