I cut a groove in my bumper to let the muffler, with the tip already on, stick straight out. It looks nice. I only cut it about an inch and a half up and about four inches wide. It's rounded at the edges. I used a sawzall, then a file to get the burrs off.

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Nick,
'99 Contour, Zetec, ATX (ugh), Light Blue:
Sidemarkers, clear corners, badgeless, custom mesh grille, interior neon lights, CEG stickers, ventvisors, Radar Detector, KKM, no rez, Straight pipe muffler, Focussport wires, Accel super EDIS coil, more to come, No back seat, Lots of Dynamat, Panasonic CQ-DF800U, Kicker equipment: 2 ZR 360's, 1 ZX460, 1 ZR240, 2 Solobaric L7 12's, 1 resolution 6.5" component set, 1 pair of impulse 5x7's; All wiring by Phoenix Gold; DEI Python 1000 ESP Alarm


Nick, Sprout2287@aol.com,
'01 Focus ZX3, Red,
MTX, Injen Cold Air Intake, Kicker Speakers, subs, and amps, Dei Viper Alarm.