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That looks like the Fabspeed CF tip, I ordered one, saw it, didn't like it, and they immediately sent me a plain one. Couldn't have been nicer about it.
I'd just remove the screws and replace them with aluminum button screws from Home Depot, or paint them with Rustoleum. Probably not worth the hassle of sending them back to the manufacturer.
I'd just remove the screws and replace them with aluminum button screws from Home Depot, or paint them with Rustoleum. Probably not worth the hassle of sending them back to the manufacturer.
Except that they are frozen into the nuts already and won't come out.
Pretty lame to use anything that would corrode on a stainless/carbon fiber exhaust. That’s a poor choice of materials IMHO and makes me wonder exactly how much time was really spent “engineering” the product.
I would have tried the typical rust remover that I use (phosphoric acid) but was not sure if it would eat the carbon fiber ring.
I have stainless m5x8 nuts that I ordered from McMaster Carr, (just came UPS) but getting the old bolts off is proving to be a huge issue with that.
yeah that phosphoric acid would not be good for the CF. Perhaps try something mild like WD-40? It penetrates decently. Spray it on, wipe the residual off the CF, and let it sit overnight. I feel your pain though in having to deal with rusted bolts. A buddy of mine bought an early 80's VW Vanogan Syncro as a project car and asked me to help him with the suspension and brake upgrade work since I own a boatload of tools. That thing was so rusted that it looked like it had been sitting on the bottom of the ocean for 10 years. What a massive pain in the **** that was.
If all else fails (WD40, etc.) can't you just drill them out?
As a long time restorer of old cars, WD40 / 5-56 are an OK effort for a general lubricants, but for real unstickifying you'll need a penetrating solution, such as Rusupene, which has Teflon or similar in it.
Surely, there's professional purpose stuff like this available in the US too?
Amazon sells the Wacos stuff, and it's brilliant, freeing stuff I thought I was going to have to use an angle grinder on.
Grab a Nejisaurus (screw eating pliers) and there's no way they could resist... then, replacement stainless all the way.
You should be unhappy with that poor quality: clearly didn't use SS parts for an extra $3 of margin. PB Blaster or another good penetrating oil (not WD as others have said), and patience. Let is soak for ours. Due to the CF, mild heat likely is a no go on this one.
02-08-2019, 05:01 PM
Wife a bit pissed...
