Broken Body Mount Bolt JL

[amiii]

I had my 2019 JL Rubicon at a shop to have DV8 rockers installed and the body mount bolt on the passenger side snapped. Their solution was to have the sliders welded to the body or cut a piece (access hole) and get the bolt out that way like the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4LK3EbpxZk
I refused both solutions! I'm thinking of taking this to the dealership and have them look at it. I’m worried they might charge a fortune. Anyone got any idea or know any shops that can get the bolt out? I don’t have the knowldege and necessary tools to do it.

I know there are threads on this but I live in Canada and dealerships here are bunch of thieves. Had problem with my JK couple of years ago and they tried everything they could to void my warranty.

Not sure if related but the second week I got my JL I had a horrible accident and the frame had to be swapped. $32,000 fix and insurance covered it. So the frame and everything has been swapped. I guess that means the bolts were not done in factory and were tightened at the shop while the frame was being fixed?

I would appreciate it if you guys can help me out. Any solutions without having to spend hundred $s at the dealership?

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[Pig-Pen]

$32k repair??? how in the world was that jeep not totaled out?? my jeep cost about that much

 

[amiii]

$32k repair??? how in the world was that jeep not totaled out?? my jeep cost about that much

Canadian Dollar, Got my Jeep for close to $60,000 with all the upgrades/taxes/etc. In order for them to total it, it had to be over $40k in damages. But they guys did a good job swapping the frame. For anyone interested I posted pictures of the frame swap. Crazy! huh?

 

[Headbarcode]

According to past threads, cutting a hole to access the remaining half of the body bolt is the best path toward a proper fix.

 

[socal66]

The body bolt snapping was probably due to the red Loctite that was applied to the bolt per factory specs and removal was attempted without heating up the bolts to loosen the Loctite. There have been other threads that have mentioned that bolt recoveries in these situations were successful by heating up the remaining bolt past 550F and simply using a bolt extraction tool to back it out of the hole. Might be worth a try.

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