Installed Carven Exhaust 5" Tips

BCA87 said:

I have a horror story acutally. Was going to keep it to myself but I'll share now lol. My driver side came off SO EASY. Literally just grabbed the socket wrench with a 13mm socket and started turning. Loosened no problem. I loosened it the entire way to where the bolt is no longer holding it together. After that it's just some muscle to wiggle/pull it off. Grabbed the tip and pulled sideways and it came right off.

Now then, the passenger side. Same thing grabbed the socket wrench got down and started turning, thinking to myself "hell yea this is easy go me!" and during the 3rd turn of the wrench I get the awful sound that metal makes when under pressure and SNAP! bolt head came clean off Had to get out the drill, which of course had a dead battery, and drill through the damn bolt. Roughly half an hour (15 min power charge) and 2 broken drill bits later, SUCCESS!!!

Once I had the clamp undone the fun was not over. It was damn near welded on that side. Literally took a screwdriver and hammer to it trying to knock it loose with no luck. So I'm laying under the truck on my back horizontal and had to hold on to the factory tip with both hands and then I put both feet on the rear passenger tire and pulled so hard my entire body was literally up off the ground. Then it busted loose all of a sudden and smacked me right in the damn chest lol. Try to make a mental picture of that scenario

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guarj17 said:

I actually chuckled out loud to this picturing myself doing it. The **** we have to do sometimes to make it work. Good to know I'm not the only one that finds myself in wtf am I supposed to do now moments. Thanks for sharing. Lol.

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BCA87 said:

Thank you! Yes, the price is a little rough to choke down. But with that said, I love how they engineered these and made a full catback system unnecessary. Replace the muffler and tips with something bolt on, say $289 for the muffler and $200 for the tips, add in shipping costs and tax, but save yourself money by doing the work yourself, I've got a nice sound and a little bit of customization for roughly $550. Compare that to around $800 for the full catback setup that gives basically the same result. I'm happy!

These are the two options that I know of that are direct plug n play bolt on tips. Carven and Moe's. There are a lot more options out there if you go with something that needs welded on and they are much cheaper. But then you have to weld them or get that done so add in that time and cost as well.
Ram Truck 1500 2009-2017 Direct Fit 5" Exhaust Tip Replacement Set - Tips & Accessories - Products
Moe's Performance 5" Stainless Steel Rolled Edge Exhaust Tips 2009-Up Ram 1500

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BCA87 said:

You're welcome! If you don't have that cluster of a mess I got, It really is a 15 min install. Even quicker if you have an extra pair of hands to just hold the tip in place while you hold onto the clamp and wrench!

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daveray9 said:

You don't happen to know the part number do you? I ordered them off of amazon, but they were not the right clamps.

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daveray9 said:

I cant get a socket around them to grab at all, to rusted. Have a grinder to get em off but didnt wanna do it until I had the new clamps.

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