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probably broke down. Just call me greasy.
If you’re really dead set on pulling them (I’m with you, I’d want to pull them and go full-Monty) maybe you could try fitting a small rotary tool or even a jeweler saw in there and making them into deep flatheads and try one more time with the impact driver. Seems It’d be ideal to be able to replace the factory hardware and thread sizes without the old tap and die dancethe only one other screw will strip if I try to take it off, I tried the impact a couple times but I promise it didn't do anything except strip more. I don't know why the bolts are like this but the one I got off had no evidence of anything being used, not even thread lock, it was completely new looking. But it's good that I could only have to grind off / re-tap one bolt hole instead of all 4 since I got one bolt off.