exhaust tips on the AP1
#1
exhaust tips on the AP1
I picked up a used AP1 exhaust this week and was floored to discover the bolts holding the tips on appear to be welded. Anybody else run into this?
If I want to get the tips off, it appears I'll need to get in there with a dremel tool and try to grind the weld off the base of the bolt heads.
If I want to get the tips off, it appears I'll need to get in there with a dremel tool and try to grind the weld off the base of the bolt heads.
#4
^ yeah they are not welded on in factory form, very easy to swap. It might be possible that someone welded them on for a specific purpose, but it does not come like that in oem form. Put a 10mm socket on the bolt and try to loosen it up, maybe you aren't seeing it properly ?
#5
^ yeah they are not welded on in factory form, very easy to swap. It might be possible that someone welded them on for a specific purpose, but it does not come like that in oem form. Put a 10mm socket on the bolt and try to loosen it up, maybe you aren't seeing it properly ?
Odd.
I've seen mine and two other AP2s that were all welded on.
Now I am intrigued.
#7
Mystery solved! Thanks for the good feedback. I purchased new flange bolts today (10mm?) and discovered each bolt has a shoulder at the bottom of the head. What I mistook for a weld was the deterioration of this shoulder where it meets the surface of the flange on the exhaust tip. Both sides appear seized ....Hopefully a bit of Blaster will help convince 'em to come off!
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