Spare Tire Swing Arm
 

Has anybody removed just the swing arm from the two brackets holding it on to the body? What kind of bolts those are they and are they removable?
(not talking about the Torx, i mean the the bolts/pins that run through the two brackets).
Going to remove the whole thing and leave it off, but wondering how leaving the two brackets on will look as opposed to removing the whole thing including brackets and plugging the holes...

Their just pins with c clips on the bottom. I will advise to start soaking them with wd40 or the like now and get ready to swing a hammer they can be a bear to get out!!

Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know...