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 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:24 am |
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Hi guys im having trouble removing front bumper on my gti180,ive seen the how to on here,but when it comes to the nuts that attatch the bumper to the wing they just keep on spinning!! any ideas??
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:33 am |
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dremel 
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:48 am |
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| paulspug wrote: |
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LOL That seems a bit drastic mate,there must be an other way?
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:36 am |
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Pull the bumper down and away from the car. Providing the nut and bolt are a little loose!
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:47 am |
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| iainlovatt wrote: |
| Pull the bumper down and away from the car. Providing the nut and bolt are a little loose! |
Cheers i will give it a go.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:52 am |
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The thread has a square bit on top that clips in to bumper it must of came out try get mole grips on it or try pulling the bumper down like said above
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:16 am |
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Get some Plusgas on the nut and bolt a few days before you attempt to remove it.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:13 pm |
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i assume the square bit is spinning so like i said , dremmel it out and pop a new one in when u put it back together .
all time wasted on a 1 minute job 
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 3:40 pm |
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i just cable tie them back on
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:08 pm |
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I had the same issue when I did mine the other day.
If you put your hand to the underside of the bolt you will feel the large square head. I solved the problem by simply pushing the square head back into its housing. When you loosen the nut the bolt falls out of the housing. Keep pushing it up until you get the nut off completely
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:05 am |
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Whatever you do don't refit the old bolts. Use new ones with copper grease on them.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:30 am |
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I used a 20mm spanner on the square head and 10mm on the nut. Advise replace with a better nut and bolt so its easier next time.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:31 am |
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Joined: Sep 25, 2012
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Cheers for all the advise chaps 
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