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      08-09-2018, 08:06 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by YearOneOne View Post
I was overwhelmingly unsuccessful with those bolts too after soaking them for a week with pb blaster. I said the hell with it and dropped it with the midpipe and cut it off.
What hardware are you replacing them with?
Yeah I have a feeling we're not alone in this lol. I haven't seen stuff that rusted in a long time. Crazy thing is that the entire undercarriage of my car is spotless, no rust at all, except these damn exhaust studs.

Smart to drop the whole thing, that might be what my guy does. Just replacing with OEM hardware if possible, otherwise I'll get something from the hardware store that fits and just use new OEM gaskets.
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