Originally Posted by wringo

The tips were actually cut and extended 2" due to the L-sportline bumper! I never got a chance to see if they hung lower than the other,because they cut them prior to hanging them! I watched as they installed them to insure they were straight from the rear and even from the sides!

Originally Posted by e-man

I hear ya. But here's the thing. I really don't do very much to my car, so my needs in the way of tools are very basic. If I'm going to go out and invest in expensive tools, I may as well just go ahead and spend the $40 or $50 to have someone else install the exhaust for me. True, at the end of the day, if I take that money and spend it on tools I'll have something to show for it, but the truth is that I probably wouldn't use those tools ever again anyway. It's really too bad, because if I could just break the bolts loose, the install looks like it would be a piece of cake, and there's definitely something very satisfying about doing a job yourself as opposed to paying someone else to do it.

Originally Posted by TexasLex

It sounds to me like you have tried and that bolts are stuck and that it would be best to take it somewhere to have it done. That way if the bolt snaps the shop will have to take care of it vs. if you snapped the bolt you would certainly have a lot more work to do.

Originally Posted by cliffud

anyone think the stripping chemical used for the DIY Chrome Grill mod can be used for the backs of these l-tuned cans to remove the black stuff? the mufflers are so shiney, I want to show them off if I can.

thoughts?

DIY Chrome Grill

Originally Posted by LEXISM

I know exactly what your talking about
b4 i installed mine about 3yrs ago
I tried the Jasco Paint Stripper
and it didnt do anything
its some type of coating that didnt come off
I want to show mine off too

Originally Posted by TexasLex

Put mine on this morning. If anyone is still having problems with the tips not being even, it seems the flanges have some "play" in them in that they can rotate in relation to each other when mated up which can cause the tips to hang incorrectly. I was able to get mine straight by loosening the bolts and pushing on the cans then re-tightening them.

Originally Posted by e-man

Great tip. Here's what I don't understand. How can there be play where the flanges mate up to each other? Don't the bolt holes have to line up in order to insert the bolts? Are you saying that one bolt hole is larger than the other such that you can move the bolt around within one of the holes and tighten it in different positions? Does that make sense?

Originally Posted by TexasLex

Yes the flanges certainly mate up to each other perfectly. I guess there must be just enough wiggle room around each bolt to allow the muffler's flange to rotate around the axis of the muffler pipe that is inserted into it. I am talking maybe a millimeter at this point. However, this translates into greater and greater amounts of play as you move away from the flange, so I can move the tip several millimeters.

Originally Posted by e-man

Okay, at least we're on the same page. I agree that small adjustments at the flange can make a difference at the tip that's greater than the adjustment. Let me ask you this. How far off were your tips? My left one was probably about 2 inches lower than the right (basically the left was about 1.5 inches too low and the right was .5 inches too high). I was able to lower the right side by .5 inch by using larger rubber hangers, and I was able to lift the left side by wedging a rubber insert in the muffler hook. The problem is that I don't think the adjustments you're talking about would have made enough of a difference in the tips to even everything out.