Help

So im buying a dual exhaust and i need to cut a slit in the back bumper, and i have no idea how to do it...What do i need?How do i do it?Should i wait until the exhaust is mounted on and just cutaround where it needs to be, or should i cut it first and then put the exhaust on...THANKS...

also if u say a tool i need could u gimme a link to a pic of it...im not a big handy man...thanks....sorrry if this was the wrong place to post this...


thanks.....
matt

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

if you're having someone else install the exhaust, they will cut it for you.

[jabartram]

i made a template of the factory one with a sheet of paper, and masking tape, then measured the right side so i was sure to be in the same place reversed the template, taped it to the bumper marked the bumper with a marker, and cut it with tin-snips. came out great.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by jabartram+Sep 6 2005, 09:45 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jabartram @ Sep 6 2005, 09:45 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>i made a template of the factory one with a sheet of paper, and masking tape, then measured the right side so i was sure to be in the same place reversed the template, taped it to the bumper marked the bumper with a marker, and cut it with tin-snips. came out great.

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also if u say a tool i need could u gimme a link to a pic of it...im not a big handy man...thanks....matt

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tin snips can be found at your local hardware store for $8 to $20.......

that link didnt work...but i found what they are...thanks..yea im havin mineke install it so u think they will cut it?

[kwhauck]

check now i just put the photo up......link wasn't working for me either......

and i'm not sure i don't go to chain places like that......

[ptrudel]

tins snips?? my guy just took an air grinder to do it without a template and it turned out almost identical

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

pretty much any cutting tool will work with a steady hand. even a dremel. (but using a high-speed tool like a dremel, you'd melt the plastic and it would be smelly.)

I love the smell of burnt plastic in the mornin'...

[alero168]

what kind of exhaust did you get and how much and how much are they charging you for the install?

[bnight04]

Originally posted by jabartram@Sep 6 2005, 10:45 PM
i made a template of the factory one with a sheet of paper, and masking tape, then measured the right side so i was sure to be in the same place reversed the template, taped it to the bumper marked the bumper with a marker, and cut it with tin-snips. came out great.

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I did the same thing, but didnt cut with tin snips. Dont have them do it unless you want to pay more.