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are the rear bumperette bolts reverse thread?!

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Old 12-29-2014, 11:00 AM
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are the rear bumperette bolts reverse thread?!

Man, they won't budge. Rounded the bolts and now have a bolt extractor in there and still won't budge. Wtf
 
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From what I remember no. I thought they were an 8mm allen head.
 
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They are regular thread. It's a steel allen head bolt in an aluminium bracket that goes all the way through the mount and protrudes a little. If the bolt has corroded on the protruded bit, you may need to drill it out and rethread the mount.
 

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A little impact will pull those suckers out in a flash.
 
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I had to drill them and use a bolt extractor. Still didn't get one all the way out. Looks like it's going back on very custom. Lol
 
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Drill it out further and retap.
 
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Helicoil maybe?
 
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All that bolt is doing is holding up the bumper boob. I'll just drill it out and tap a different bolt.
 
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Wow! Never heard of one being that stuck!
 
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Wow! Never heard of one being that stuck!
Steel bolt in aluminum exposed to elements usually does not end up well
 
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Throw some anti seize on the new ones.
 
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