I am about to install the CT exhaust...but the bolts on my oem seem to be rusted on lol...I cant remove them for shit...what can I use to help me take them off?

Also...what did you guys use to paint the y pipe..

And, what do you use to polish/clean the exhaust?

 

One of my bolts were rusted on out of the four and I had to cut the bolt off bc i ended up stripped the nut

 

I wanted to install them myself, I lubed up the rusty bolts with wd40 for a week prior to installation, then I got under the car and it was sooooooo damn rusted(glued) on, I learned the bad with with some bloddy knuckels!! I went over to my local muffler shop, he heated them up and bingo 20 mins later and $20 dollars later, I finally heard the rumble of the ct exhaust!! save yourself the agrivation and let the shop do it!

also use High heat resistant black paint, that is what I used, looks great!!

 

Liquid Wrench usually works on stubborn bolts.

 

as long as you dont strip the bolts then keep trying!

you could use a breaker bar to get more leverage and it it starts to become hopeless just take it to a shop...

sidemarker

 

 

I just installed my CT Exhaust last weekend with a friend. We used a long ratchet wrench to get the bolts off. Only one really had a problem. Only bad thing was that I didn't have any bolts to put onto the exhaust because I bought mine used and it didnt come with any ... so I had to run out to find 10mm bolts ... Took alot longer than it should have to install, but its on there now and it sounds great!

 

waht do you guys use to clean them?

Thanks for the answers guys..