Exhaust swap
01-23-2007, 01:22 PM
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Are we talking about the same thing? I remove the nuts that are circled in this picture, then bend part "A" slightly rearward and the muffler drops easily.
Those two nuts are really really easy to get to, and removing the bumper wouldn't help a bit.
Those two nuts are really really easy to get to, and removing the bumper wouldn't help a bit.
01-23-2007, 01:30 PM
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the 2 nuts that are circled are very easy to get to but it does depend on what you have for socket wrench parts, you can't see them, but they're easy to feel for
I think I used a standard socket head, then a 1 inch extension, then a universal joint, then a 4 inch extension, if you had a flexible extension that'd probably work even better than the universal joint and other extensions
I think I used a standard socket head, then a 1 inch extension, then a universal joint, then a 4 inch extension, if you had a flexible extension that'd probably work even better than the universal joint and other extensions
01-23-2007, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnVitamvas
Those two nuts are really really easy to get to, and removing the bumper wouldn't help a bit.
with a long extension from the rear.
Like Jay said, you guys are double jointed or something
01-23-2007, 02:04 PM
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I guess what I don't understand is I'm not removing the bolts (can't see the heads - they are on the opposite side of "A" in this picture, facing the inside of the bumper cover). I'm just removing the nuts. The bolts in question are somehow fastened to my "A" piece. IIRC, they were tack welded into place at the factory. So removing the bumper would not help at all.
Your exhaust may be different.
Your exhaust may be different.
01-23-2007, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnVitamvas
Your exhaust may be different.
The two nuts on the back are held in place by a retaining clip but still must be wrenched from the back.
01-23-2007, 02:19 PM
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I do not remove the circled nuts i remove the 2 on each outer edge of the stamped steel support labl;ed A
on later cars i belive its 03 with the "ducts" in the rear bumper you need a pry bar to get the muffler out .
on later cars i belive its 03 with the "ducts" in the rear bumper you need a pry bar to get the muffler out .
01-23-2007, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnVitamvas
It's really not bad at all, and I don't even have small hands. Nor am I particularly coordinated. 
If anyone wants to drive down to Maryland I'll be more than happy to do it.
If anyone wants to drive down to Maryland I'll be more than happy to do it.
01-25-2007, 03:03 AM
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so i guess then it comes to this: try it with the bumper on, if u cant do it that way, take the bumper off
02-06-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by rbennett
bump....
How did the exhaust swap go????
bumper ON er OFF?
How did the exhaust swap go????
bumper ON er OFF?