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How do you remove factory exhaust tips ?

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Old 12-14-10, 05:19 PM
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Default How do you remove factory exhaust tips ?

Hi everyone

I'm waiting for some stuff from Sewell in the mail and one of them includes the chrome exhaust tips.

I want to remove the stock one but I have no idea how, I've done some research and people say you just wiggle it out can anyone comfirm?

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Yepp just twist and pull
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Pull hard. You may need WD40 and a flathead screwdriver to help pry them off.
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rubber mallet.
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twist and pull.. if you can't do it just rubber mallet it out from behind
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yup just ask joe how that went :P
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i soaked it in wd40 then use a flathead to lift off the clip inside. normally you should be able to pull hard and the clip lifts up by itself, but it was stuck on so hard i had to use the flathead
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It took me longer than I expected, but they eventually came off. Just keep trying!
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Was put another back on as easy as sliding it in bud?
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Glad I found this thread... one of the guys at Sewell just replied to me "Pull and then... PULL HARDER".. that doesn't sound like the best way, lol. I'll definitely be doing all the above now. WD40 soak, flathead, and rubber mallet. Sounds like it'll slide off like buttttaaa!
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Originally Posted by crombie92
Was put another back on as easy as sliding it in bud?
Putting another one on is easy too. Just line it up and use a rubber mallet to hammer it on there slowly.
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The key is to twist from left to right back and forth while pulling.
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Default Remove stock tips

I had to get pretty aggressive with a rubber mallet to get them off the plastic tabs. There’s two on top hard to see. I thought I was going to damage them. Wasn’t easy as sliding out.
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