anyone ever get these bolts off? (bumper core)

[guibo09]

pic stolen from another thread.

anyone ever get these bolts off without strippin em? they look so fragile, and my first attempt resulted in a broken torx bit.

can the bumper core take heat? maybe some torch action helps to loosen things up?

[kronus]

If you don't care about the bolt getting messed up, slot it with a rotary tool and use a flathead screwdriver.

[DCColegrove]

Whack it straight on the head first...

We call this worrying the bolt... (I don't know why... It's English) but it will usually release the threads.

Use a good quality (and the correct size) Torx bit.

[e30this]

I always just grind them off and put different bolts in when Im done.

[asubimmer]

weird mine came out just fine?

[guibo09]

will i really be able to put down more torque with a flat head screwdriver than a torx?

when you grind em, how do you remove the remaining part?

[nando]

weird mine came out just fine?

he lives in montreal, aka the rust belt.

[asubimmer]

he lives in montreal, aka the rust belt.

didn't think of that. Southern states FTW :)

[Kingb]

I couldn't get mine out either so I just un bolted the bumper shock and swapped it out.

[Huff]

Use some PB Blaster and wack it a few times with a hammer. Mine were pretty rusted, but they came out okay. Use the correct torq bit also (T25? off the top of my head)

[bmw325csi]

Your holding the nut on the other side right?

[guibo09]

Your holding the nut on the other side right?

what nut?