Front Bumper Removal

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FRONT BUMPER REMOVAL

TOOLS:
10MM SOCKET
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
FLAT HEAD SCREWDRIVER

(THIS WRITEUP DOES NOT GO INTO FULL DETAIL, IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH WORKING ON YOUR CAR PLEASE ASK FOR ASSISTANCE.)

SAFETY:
(EVEN IF THIS PROCEDURE DOES NOT REQUIRE RAISING OF THE VEHICLE, WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH...NEVER GET UNDER A RAISED VEHICLE WITHOUT THE USE OF QUALITY JACK-STANDS)

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YES MY BUMPER IS CHIPPED UP AND MY CAR IS DIRTY AS HECK.

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1. REMOVE ALL CLIPS (X6) FROM THE FRONT TOP PART OF THE BUMPER AND GRILLE.
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2. REMOVE THE GRILLE.
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3. REMOVE ALL 10MM BOLTS FROM UNDER THE FRONT PART OF THE BUMPER.
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4. UNCLIP THE WHEEL WELL SIDE MOLDING (YOU ONLY HAVE TO PULL OUT THE FIRST 3-4 CLIPS).
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5. REMOVE THE 2 PHILLIPS SCREWS.
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6. PUSH THE WHEEL LINER BACK SO YOU CAN REACH INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT BUMPER.

7. UNSCREW THE 10MM BOLTS (X2) THAT HOLD THE FENDER TO THE FRONT BUMPER.
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8. YOU WILL NOW HAVE TO PUSH THE BUMPER OUT A BIT AND REACH IN UNDER THE HEADLIGHT, YOU WILL SEE TWO CLIPS THAT YOU NEED TO UNCLIP TO REMOVE THE BUMPER.
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9. REPEAT STEPS 4-8 ON THE OTHER SIDE, DISCONNECT THE FOGLIGHTS AND THE BUMPER SHOULD COME OFF.
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on picture #7, "remove this nut", there's supposed to be another bolt in the hole foward of that bolt, you can see the hole for it, there are 2 bolts facing down at each inner fender seem each side:smile:
 
turbocad6 said:
on picture #7, "remove this nut", there's supposed to be another bolt in the hole foward of that bolt, you can see the hole for it, there are 2 bolts facing down at each inner fender seem each side:smile:
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Corrected, you are right. I never put back both bolts years ago. :biggrin:
 
yeah, I only have 1 & 1 too :tongue: my bumper comes on & off in like 5 minutes flat :laugh: that's because I'm always taking it on & off though... been thnking of mounting it with dezus connectors... that'd be cool:smile:
 
WOOOOT THIS HELPED ME SO MUCH JEFF THANK YOU
i got my bumper off and got the lights on get pics tommrow
 
Oh, snap! No wonder the fog lights where not coming off, wow! I am GLAD I saw this tag, If not we would had broken off the tham thing. Thanks!:eek.:
 
This was a pain in the ass to put back together but got it done in order to swap out my headlights for the sports headlights.
 
Here's a pic can't really see much of a difference from pics. 2a58b098.jpg
 

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Thank-you so much for this! I will be needing to do this soon as my front was hit twice now. Time for it to goo.
 
How the hell do you guys get the two nuts on each side out from behind the bumper while pulling the fender well molding back? I can barely get my hands in there, and have been trying for almost an hour now. Haven't even got one nut yet.
 
FX4BR said:
How the hell do you guys get the two nuts on each side out from behind the bumper while pulling the fender well molding back? I can barely get my hands in there, and have been trying for almost an hour now. Haven't even got one nut yet.
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tiny hands help. maybe even get someone to pull back the liner while you loosen the nut.

dont be afraid to really yank and flex that liner...
 
I had to jack my car up a bit now that im on coils. Don't need to get it off the ground just get a bit of room between the wheel and fender
 
It is much easier if you remove the wheel. Doing it with the wheel on means you cut up your arms since you're squeezing between the liner and fender. A little more work on the front end, but for me it's quicker to remove the wheels. With the wheel on, it was hard for me to get a socket onto the bolt since I couldn't see anything.
 
hey guys I'm trying now to remove my front bumper...i need to do a quite a bit of work on my car. I am at the point where you are supposed to "unscrew the 10mm bolts" in step 7. I am really having a hard time finding them. The molding came off after a cracked a few clips (my car hasn't been touched in about 10 years). I just can't find the two bolts I need to take off. I would greatly appreciate some guidance! thanks
 
They should be right at the seam of where your bumper meets the fender. I had to use a flashlight to spot them and get the socket on, they're a bit tricky to get off blind. 2 on each side.
 
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