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Anyone have tips for getting extremely rusted bolts/flanges apart?

Tried liberally spraying with PB Blaster and cranking with a wrench to no avail...

mr. blue wrench; get yourself a $5 propane torch at home depot then spray, wait, heat, spray, wait heat, spray wait heat try it etc etc.. it'll either break free or break off... either way problem solved. new bolts can be had for cheap at the hardware store and like someone above said, get some anti-sieze... if using anti-sieze though i'd recommend a lock washer on the nut side.

"I had to break the amber piece off and do a little sanding to clean up the corner piece with the ribs."

 

The amber piece is attached in two spots (if I remember correctly). It was either glued or melted together when originally assembled, so you if you want to remove just the amber piece then you will have to carefully break off the amber piece at the two attaching points. I used a razorblade to help break the amber piece off and shave off any extra amber color that remains (I only had to scrape off a little bit). Sand paper would also work.

 

Good Luck!

Just a thought (don't have an 08) on the contour groups we had the same issue and rather than snapping things apart we began to drill small holes the tabs where the amber was melted to the chrome until it seperated... creates lots of dust so you really have to clean up before you re seal 'em but much less chance of snapping things in half that you didn't mean to...

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always save your receipts.

never add it up.

never.

Good advice, i did this on the last car i modded hit $40k. I have never thought of that car the same way since, totally took the joy out.

I flat out refuse to ever do it again.

Do it for the love of cars and motorsports, its financial stupidity.