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Originally Posted by D.L.
Okay.... so the stebro exhaust I ordered is coming in Monday. I have an earlier 98 boxster, so other than removing the bumper during the install, are there ANY other tips you guys can give me. I'm a little nervous to be honest.
I think the bumper removal will be okay, but there's not much information on removing the stock exhaust and installing the stebro. I tried looking for hours on this forum and renntech and there's plenty on how to take the bumper off, but not so much on actually removing the exhaust  How many bolts are there for the exhaust, are some bolts hidden, is there a sequence in which bolts to take off first, do I need jack stands or a lift, do I need a second set of hands to help, etc.
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I would go to the dealer prior and get a new set of the plastic screws/ tabs (3 of them) that hold the wing on. Most likely you will break these when you take it off in order to get to the bolts for the bumper cover. Otherwise, by taking the bumper cover off you are guarantee yourself to save some time and will not have to wish you were plastic man to get to the top bolts located on the top bracket. Also if no one his helping you, you may want to have a floor jack to support the exhaust as you line up the bolts and u joints on the installation also good to put it under the stock muffler as you remove it so that it does not fall on you.
It's not a tough job, I have done it twice, once on my car and a 99. I also did a "euro bumper" hack while I had the bumper off by removing my rear bumperettes.
