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General => General Technical => Topic started by: PETE SMITH on April 23, 2005, 07:46:11 PM

Title: Front bumper removal
Post by: PETE SMITH on April 23, 2005, 07:46:11 PM
Is the above task straight forward??
Need to check my horn earth connections-there\'s two and they\'re situated close to the oil coolers
Cheers
Pete:)
Title: Front bumper removal
Post by: shaunwil on April 23, 2005, 08:12:46 PM
Its quite a long job. Took me about 1/2 a day to take mine off.

You need to jack the car up and remove the wheels. Then remove the inner linners in both wheel arches. Look up in to the arch towards the corners and you will see 2 nuts, remove them using a very long extension to give you some breathing room. If you waggle your hand in the hidden area you will find a 3rd nut, remove this too. Remove the plastic surround for the lights and the 4th bolt is approx mid point under the light. Stick your arm in backwards and pass the spanner down to get to the bolt. Its the same for both sides. Remove all the bolts underneath joining to the under tray. Then remove all the bolts in the front of the engine bay.

There are some plastic rivets holding the undertray upper tray to the bottom lip of the air intake part of the bumper.

You will see some large bolts in the opening of the air intake at the front of the car, they don\'t need to be removed.

If you have found them all (which i think that is - working off memory !) then the bumper should pull off. Any tight spots check for bolts.

Hope this helps

Shaun
Title: Front bumper removal
Post by: PETE SMITH on April 23, 2005, 08:44:29 PM
Cheers Shaun,
Bit more to it than i thought!!
:eek:
Pete
Title: Front bumper removal
Post by: 20B_boy on April 23, 2005, 09:51:40 PM
Pete, if you fancy a crack at it with the spanners and have a couple of hours free one evening after hours then let us know, more than welcome to pop it on one of the ramps to save your back.

Cant think where the horn is so couldnt say if this is at all necessary - probably not! Chris will sort if not I\'m sure ;-)
Title: Front bumper removal
Post by: Gerry M on April 23, 2005, 09:59:50 PM
horn on mine is under the lights aove the oil cooler on each side, i can get to mine by taking the sleek light covers out.