EXT: Front Bumper Removal : How-To

[usc]

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[xplode]

thank you USC very nicely worded and great pics.. very helpful.

[97Lude]

thanks alot man taking on this task thursday

[JDub]

I always thought that you had to take off the headlights.

[usc]

need to remove the bumper first in order to remove the headlights.

[JDub]

So if you do have to take of the headlights, how do you do that?

[usc]

once you take off the bumper, then you'll see the 5 screws/bolts you need to loosen to remove the headlamp completely.

[JDub]

But on top of the bumper under the headlights there are plastic screws.

[cp[mike]]

Originally posted by JDub
But on top of the bumper under the headlights there are plastic screws.

thats only for taking the plastic bumper cover off of the actual bumper itself. if u follow usc's guide those screws wont matter, it all comes out as one piece. ull see. those 6 screws and the clips on either side are all ur gonna have to worry about.

[JDub]

Alright, thanks for clarifying that for me.

[cp[mike]]

was looking thru my crap and came across these from a while ago, might help someone in the future...

the two bolts behind the bumper lens (same on pass. side):


and the bolts under the hood (one on each side):

[HenRoc]

Damn I wish I had read up on this earlier....i fucked up my front bumper...and yall know how it is to find a white car in a junk yard :-/

[xplode]

i now wonder if its similar on the 5th gens, i heard its less bolts for us tho.

[cp[mike]]

yeah i uhh... took my bumper off recently, and there were no bolts installed behind the bumper lenses i guess i forgot to reinstall them last time. so yeah, my bumper is only held on by 2 nuts. i dont think your stupid 5th gen could beat the ease of that