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This was a very easy and a no cost mod (if you already have a dremel).
Seen a few cut down rear huggers over on SBN, so while I was removing my stock exhaust in preperation for my Two Brothers installation (they are in the mail!)I figured now would be a great time to pop the hugger off (more room without the exhaust) and finally do this mod.
Taking the hugger off is easy as removing two bolts on each side of the hugger, then using a flat blade screw driver to gently pry andpop-out the little plastic self locking insert. Most people break it when removing it (as did I0, but I can put it back in with a blop of silicone when done. You don't need to securly hold down the hugger.
Once off, I cleaned it all up, then used some fine line tape and just free handed a new radius where I wanted to cut it down.
Then I fired up the Dremel tool with a cutting disc and went at it. I used a razor knife and some fine sand paper to clean up the edges. Took about 45min start to finish.
Seen a few cut down rear huggers over on SBN, so while I was removing my stock exhaust in preperation for my Two Brothers installation (they are in the mail!)I figured now would be a great time to pop the hugger off (more room without the exhaust) and finally do this mod.
Taking the hugger off is easy as removing two bolts on each side of the hugger, then using a flat blade screw driver to gently pry andpop-out the little plastic self locking insert. Most people break it when removing it (as did I0, but I can put it back in with a blop of silicone when done. You don't need to securly hold down the hugger.
Once off, I cleaned it all up, then used some fine line tape and just free handed a new radius where I wanted to cut it down.
Then I fired up the Dremel tool with a cutting disc and went at it. I used a razor knife and some fine sand paper to clean up the edges. Took about 45min start to finish.
