Exhaust tip fell off
October-1st-2002, 05:44 AM
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Exhaust tip fell off
Maybe this joke can brighten everybody's day
My Bosal Exhaust tip fell off some time ago on da freeway... *dont ask how... coz i dont know :P* maybe it wasnt tighten or i got a defect one... argh anyways anybody know if Bosal would sell their tips seperately? heh
PS i got a 1.6L
My Bosal Exhaust tip fell off some time ago on da freeway... *dont ask how... coz i dont know :P* maybe it wasnt tighten or i got a defect one... argh anyways anybody know if Bosal would sell their tips seperately? heh
PS i got a 1.6L
October-1st-2002, 07:59 AM
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I just got mine in the mail the other day and it's missing one of the hex bolts that hold the tip on! Its also got some small dents and bumps in it - I was not impressed with the poor packaging that was done on this thing. It was just *thrown* into a box and mailed out.
October-1st-2002, 09:28 AM
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apparently you've never come across my thread. hmmm?
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...&threadid=8185
everythings all good now though.
http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/sho...&threadid=8185
everythings all good now though.
October-2nd-2002, 01:51 AM
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I ended up installing this thing tonight, and I have to say that it fit nicely. The only major complaint that I have is where it meets the cat is flat whereas the cat is not. This makes the gasket/fire ring that Bosal provides useless. I ended up using the fire ring that came off of the cat and plugging it in between the two to make a better seal. All aside, I'm not feeling hurt by the purchase.
One note to anyone else who attempts to install one of these - don't try to utilize the bolts from the cat with the new system. I ended up having to use a little acetylene to heat the old bolts up and then get them off. They are locking nuts so reusing them may not be worth the effort. Bosal provided enough to do the job, so make your life easy and take the cat off and smack the two bolts out of the cat with a hammer and just use the ones provided!
One note to anyone else who attempts to install one of these - don't try to utilize the bolts from the cat with the new system. I ended up having to use a little acetylene to heat the old bolts up and then get them off. They are locking nuts so reusing them may not be worth the effort. Bosal provided enough to do the job, so make your life easy and take the cat off and smack the two bolts out of the cat with a hammer and just use the ones provided!
October-2nd-2002, 02:53 AM
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Originally posted by foxymazda
OMG!
This might be a dumb suggestion and I dont know much about the Bosal systems...but for that kinda of $$ I would rather have it welded on than tighened down.
OMG! This might be a dumb suggestion and I dont know much about the Bosal systems...but for that kinda of $$ I would rather have it welded on than tighened down.
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