you guys beat me to it, but use a jack stand to hold your exhaust up and take that bolt out. I'm sure you have another way to get around?? Go down to an autoparts store and match the bolts up. Simple fix.

 

and if you can remove the bolts all together, I would replace them all with goo quality stainless steel bolts and LOCK washers. DO not use the bolts with the nylon locking core, with the heat of the exhaust, it just a waste.

 

How much would the new bolts and washers be? Also-- I dont really have something to hold up the exhaust but i could rig something-- what tool should I use to take off the bolts and put them back on?

BTW-- as for cause-- these bolts wouldnt just come off-- the shop left them off- right?

 

You should be able to use a regular socket/ratchet and a wrench. That would work. And they would run you about $1 at any hardware store depending on the size.

And now those wouldn' just "fall out"

 

Sometimes those bolts can be a pain to get off...have some WD 40 handy just in case.

 

Theyve come on and off so many times-- it was a breeze getting the last one off-- i dont have the right tools to get it back together but I guess its always time for new tools. I got the nut off and Ill use it to match up with the new nuts-- BUT i tried to take off the whole bolt-- i think the bolts are a part of the cat flange and I couldnt take them off to replace....

BTW-- how would i go about reconnecting the LED in the spoiler? I had body work and needed the insurance and registration off the car, by the time I got the spoiler back I was at school and was unable to reconnect it-- so Im doing it now.

 

Doode, I bet your exhaust problems and the water ingestion were what caused the problems you were having.

Glad to see you workin on it.

For the Spoiler Light, you need to open up your hatch, remove the plastic shroud at the bottom edge of the hatch. You'll see 2 connectors in there, connec them.