Newest member of the I hate torx club... Getting ready for the only mod I can afford, Herculining the Jeep. Not surprisingly in the Canadian climate, I had a decent amount of rust on the floor when I ripped up the carpet. So I decide to be thorough, and make sure I clean up under my roll cage. All but 3 of the bolts came out without too much frustration. But the last 3.... f*#*^Y%.

I drilled one bolt out clean, with the biggest drill bit i have (1/4"). That did absolutely nothing. I broke off a drill bit in another bolt, and I broke off an extractor bit in the 3rd.
With no options left, I take it into the closest shop (Canadian/Crappy Tire). I decide to leave it up to the uncertified professionals and come back half an hour later. The "installer" was quite pleased that he had successfully knocked off all 3 heads of the bolts. Now he just had to worry about the threaded part. (is this common practice?? don't most people just grind the edges off so they can grab it with pliers and a torch?) It took over 2 hours to extract these reasonably accessable bolts, AND he claimed that when he hit one of the threads, it burst into flames and melted a huge section of my interior.

SO I don't have any springer-inspired final deep thoughts, but when Torx go bad, they go really bad. And maybe there should be a special class on them in the non-existant "installer" school that teaches you how not to melt someone's vehicle if they are giving you money.