Vy v6 extractor problem!!!

[jwoodi_vy]

Hey ppls, a while ago i bought a set of pacemaker extractors for my vy v6 ute, the guy i bought them from assured me they would fit, numbers on the part are 9 08 5059 , i checked pacemaker.com and they are the right set for my car.
The problem im having is when i go to fit them i cant get the bolts lined up because the end of the extractors is hitting the under carriage of the car!
Im preying to god that this is a stupid question and it is something simple!
Any help will be very greatly appreciated

[colgf]

Which side is hitting??? Are you sure they are not for a Supercharged V6???? The Driver side bank is hardest to fit & runs very close to other body bits. , you may need to undo the steering rack to squeeze them past it.

[jwoodi_vy]

Its actually hitting both sides, but only under the car like the floor. def not supercharged because they are p/n 5060 and 5061. the steering rack dosen't seem to get in the way.... this seems quit odd to me

[colgf]

Hmmm, sounds fishy ..... Maybe you will have to take some photos & send to Pacemaker to see whether they have put the wrong part tags on them....sorry but I cant think of any other reason.

[jwoodi_vy]

thanks colgf, well i did get them second hand, i can only think that someone has modified them before, considering i don't know exactly what they're supposed to look like. ill post a couple of pics maybe someone could tell me cheers

[colgf]

Hmmmm- They dont look like they have been tampered with , I would still email these pics to pacemaker , they may have had a bad batch & know about it & can exchange them. Otherwise you can pay an exhaust shop to put them in their pipe bender & bend them down slightly , make a mark on where you think they should be bent or use a piece of stiff wire to give you a template for how much to bend them (a opened up coathanger works well ) . Definitely try Pacemaker first, .....

[jwoodi_vy]

Thanks will try get in contact with them, but its hard when they dont display any email address on their site !

[jwoodi_vy]

Anyone else? considering cutting off some of the edge just enough to get the bolts in ....

[SuperSixty6]

I must say it seems very odd, Pacemaker generally hang low...

Is your VY a series 2?

[chargedvx6]

That doesn't look like priginal pacemaker paint to me so there may be a chance they've been modded. Can't see the poing of modding them like that though unless they were fitted to a car with absoloutely shagged engine mounts then hit with an oxy to bend em up a little. Very unlikely though.

[jwoodi_vy]

Its a series 1 , im pretty sure they were painted just before i bought them so that explains that ... so annoying!!

[redcv6]

wouldn't be a difference in manual to auto would there?

[jwoodi_vy]

nope apparently not with this set (5059)