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How to remove stock exhaust tips

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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 02:06 PM
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Default How to remove stock exhaust tips

Has anyone removed the stock exhaust tips of '14-'16 cars? Are they welded on?
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 02:39 PM
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nope, slip/clamp on. a slight tap with a rubber mallet from the rear will knock them off (or cutting a turn to sharp going out of a steep driveway will work as well.. )


they are pressure seated if you bend the clamp then they are done, and will have to be replaced.. (don't ask, the above statement says it all)
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Old Apr 26, 2018 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mjeds
nope, slip/clamp on. a slight tap with a rubber mallet from the rear will knock them off (or cutting a turn to sharp going out of a steep driveway will work as well.. )


they are pressure seated if you bend the clamp then they are done, and will have to be replaced.. (don't ask, the above statement says it all)
assuming this was on your RC-F? ouchhh
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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by premier3IS
assuming this was on your RC-F? ouchhh
yeah, it was,, we were visiting a perspective high school for my daughter and their driveway was narrow and a sharp incline, as I went down I cut to avoid scraping the front belly pan and fascia, but as the back end came down the tip clipped the riser on the curb and popped off.

not a big deal, the baffle is $45 at the dealer. better $45 for that than hundred, nay thousands for a borked fascia.
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