How to get under Test Pipe?

[AWDthis]

Guys I received the corksport a week ago and call me stupid (encourage but i cannot get the car high enough to get under the test pipe? How do you guys jack up your car, do you have special jacks? I have the big red ones idk normal i guess haha...This is probably a very simple issue but...thanks

 

[NCZ13]

when my friend and I put his test pipe on, we just jacked up the passenger side of the car.

 

[Nutari]

I use Rhino ramps from wal mart.

 

[AWDthis]

Ahh! I didnt think about just jacking up the passanger side! Ill try that now.
BTW Any specific model of Rhino ramps? I had some yellow metal ones that my MS3 cant go up

 

[Nutari]

Ahh! I didnt think about just jacking up the passanger side! Ill try that now.
BTW Any specific model of Rhino ramps? I had some yellow metal ones that my MS3 cant go up

I have the grey plastic ones. They almost dont fit under the front bumper but I just shove em to the tires. Work great for just about everything.

 

[GoFast]

...and you are going to put a test pipe on?

 

[arkenzo]

Guys I received the corksport a week ago and call me stupid (encourage but i cannot get the car high enough to get under the test pipe? How do you guys jack up your car, do you have special jacks? I have the big red ones idk normal i guess haha...This is probably a very simple issue but...thanks

Buy rhino ramps!! You'll end up using them more than jacks and jackstands !!!

Autozone, Walmart and Kragen have them for less than $40

 

[Nutari]

Buy rhino ramps!! You'll end up using them more than jacks and jackstands !!!

Autozone, Walmart and Kragen have them for less than $40

yup. awesome for oil changes.

 

[arkenzo]

...and you are going to put a test pipe on?

hehehe!!

 

[MicaSp33d]

i have the gray rhino ramps too and i couldn't get up on it either. I guess i try it again ...

Did the front bumper get caught at all?

 

[arkenzo]

i have the gray rhino ramps too and i couldn't get up on it either. I guess i try it again ...

Did the front bumper get caught at all?

the ones i have are low-profile rhino ramps, they're plastic and color black

 

[Nutari]

i have the gray rhino ramps too and i couldn't get up on it either. I guess i try it again ...

Did the front bumper get caught at all?

I have the grey plastic ones. They almost dont fit under the front bumper but I just shove em to the tires. Work great for just about everything.

only thing it hits is the little black plastic lip. Its supposed to get all scuffed up anyway. Thats what its there for.

 

[AWDthis]

damn theres one bolt on the downpipe side that its corroded as hell i cant seem to get it off, its long as hells too, any tips?

 

[Nutari]

damn theres one bolt on the downpipe side that its corroded as hell i cant seem to get it off, its long as hells too, any tips?

lots of WD-40, maybe a torch?

 

[Speed3Rookie]

If all else fails...dremel w/cut-off wheel.

 

[AWDthis]

Damn now i cant get the rubber holders off! lol what a pain in the ass, everything is seized in place..i guess 37k miles do that to the car...How the hell do you get these off?

 

[serialtoon]

Seems like a b**** to put on...

 

[AWDthis]

Well I've arrived at another stupid question...how the hell do you remove the test pipe itself? I have this black thing on the middle i cant seem to get it out? Its all loose but ... ?

 

[NCZ13]

if i remember correctly theres some sort of brace that has to come off.

is that what your referring to?

 

[RC08MS3]

the mid brace has to be unbolted, which is what they are referring to i guess. its 4 14mm bolts i believe, and one small 10mm? don't quote me on sizes but i just unbolted the bigger ones and left the small one to hold the brace in place while i finished. if its a b**** to get bolts loose, a pipe is your best friend.

To get my car up i had to use a small low pro jack, get it about 7 inches up, then use blocks and bottle jacks to get the car the rest of the way up.

My test pipe needed different hardware then what was on the car, but it wasn't corksport, so idk how well made it is.

Grease might help on the rubber