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Old Dec 13, 2006
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Exclamation Stripped bolt!! :(

Hey guys so today I was trying to put on my headers and down pipe. As soon as I was taking off that god damn heat shield the very pesky bottem bolt woulnt budge. It later got stripped so now i have no way of taking it off. please tell me what to do.
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PS would someone be able to tell me how much louder my car will be with header and downpipe? Right now all i have is a catback 2.5 inch piping. THX 4 all ur help
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Old Dec 13, 2006
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bolt out at sears.
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Old Dec 13, 2006
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if that fails torch it out :/
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let some lock tight soak in there for about 20 minutes before you try to go at it again. I've seen craftsman make tools to take stripped bolts out.
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Old Dec 15, 2006
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if none of that works, drill it out, and then tap it.
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