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 Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:57 pm |
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Never been the best with cars but had a go at removing and swapping my bumper yesterday and got really p**sed off with it, never managed to get it off as couldnt get to the bot/nut or whatever was under the wheel arch.
Whats the best way of getting to it and actually getting the bumper off?
Thanks
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:01 pm |
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:02 pm |
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Arch liners out.
And a hacksaw should sort the bolt out
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:04 pm |
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Dremel ftw 
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm |
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Buying new nuts and bolts is a good place to start. With some copper grease.
Don't they look nice?
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm |
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get your angryyy on and kick the s**t out of it
if you want it in one piece, undo all the bolts and replace the 2 side ones with proper bolts and big washers, i used wingnuts on mine
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm |
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| marc206 wrote: |
| http://www.206info.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic/t=3163.html |
Went by that guide to start off with
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:11 pm |
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It's often easier to access the nuts from above with the headlights removed.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:52 am |
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| Edward wrote: |
| It's often easier to access the nuts from above with the headlights removed. |
Bumper comes out easy enough with the headlamps still in place.
Small mole grips & torx bit to start the bolt under headlamp, then fingers to spin it out.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:55 am |
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just done mine, work bottom up. use a fork on the arch liner clips, and undo all the bottom screws, arch liners done. take the headlights off and rest them on the engine i found easiest, and make sure you have summat soft underneath to catch it. if your having trouble chances are you've missed a bolt/screw, just follow the edges of the bumper and you should find the little sob.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:05 pm |
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| Dave82517 wrote: |
| take the headlights off and rest them on the engine i found easiest |
Easier to not remove the headlamps as it screws up the beam alignment 
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:10 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Dave82517 wrote: |
| take the headlights off and rest them on the engine i found easiest |
Easier to not remove the headlamps as it screws up the beam alignment |
Most mot place will re-align them for free, so it's not really the end of the world
And how is it easier not to remove the headlights?
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:29 pm |
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| MrBSI wrote: |
| Edward wrote: |
| It's often easier to access the nuts from above with the headlights removed. |
Bumper comes out easy enough with the headlamps still in place.
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Unless the nut is seized on the bumper bolt.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:45 pm |
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The nut seems to just turn and turn
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:03 pm |
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If you can, and its been undone a little
Pull the bumper towards you (to the side), that is with all the other bolts undone
It may break, mine didnt, but be warned
Then get a hack saw or molegrips
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