Been gathering the bits for a few weeks now and this weekend, the wife and little'un are away to the mice will play lol.
I'll start it as a bit of a "how to" as bumper removal was something I never fancied and I know a few members have been wondering.
1. remove all the rivets where the bomper meets the slam panel...
2. Headlight wipers (if you have them) - undo the 8mm nut but leave it at the end of the shaft and squeeze the wiper arm off using pliers against the nut...
3. In both wheelarches you'll find the retaining screws for the sides of the bumper, undo the T25 torx screw 4 or 5 turns but don't remove it, then push it in.
4. Pull the bumper sides away from the car by pushing towards the front of the car and pulling outward...
5. Prize the bumper trims off, they don't put up much of a fight...
Underneath, you'll find a bolt (I think it's 15mm head) on each side. remove them.
The bumper will now roll forward and drop off. Make sure you disconnect your foglights before you walk off with the bumper lol.
Now... Anybody remember 2 years ago, when I did my PCV, I was moaning about a torx key vanishing into the depths of the bumper? Look waht I found lol...
So... on with the prep work...
The bumper is a sort of sandwich affair so separating the two bits was first on the list...
A good opportunity to spray the lower grill black without risk of getting it on the white bits.
Time to test fit a little something...
Some masking, filling and sanding...
While that was drying, I slapped a little something on the car... can you spot them?
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