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Quote: Originally Posted by j53 (original)

It's a piece of cake to fit, you'll need i think it was a 10 or 11mm socket and wrench, 2 long screwdrivers and some fairy liquid in a spray gun ( to lube up the rubber joints and where the bracket hangers attach to the rubber mount). have a look and if your mechanically minded it will be easy - if your not sure go to kwik fit but i was initally told by them that they wont fit any part unless they supplied it and at kwik fit they cant fit a cooper s exhaust/brackets since they dont make one yet! good luck tho...

Just had the same problem on my 03 Cooper S (strap rusted through on the near side) and acting on the advice of "a piece of cake" promptly bought the bits (about £30). After 2 hours of hard sweat I have given up!

I can not get the brackets to pop out of the existing rubbers, maybe there is a tool or a special technique, but its hard work (even jacked with the wheel off) lubed up etc. The clearance is minimal and you just can not get the leverage to pop them out. I can see it would be a lot easier to fit than remove!!

Any advice would be welome.