#1: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: acotton21, Location: NottsPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:57 pm ---- 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
#2: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: marc206, Location: Bourne, LincsPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:01 pm ---- www.206info.co.uk/Foru...=3163.html
#3: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Matt, Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:02 pm ---- Arch liners out.
And a hacksaw should sort the bolt out
#4: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:04 pm ---- Dremel ftw
#5: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm ---- Buying new nuts and bolts is a good place to start. With some copper grease.
Don't they look nice?
#6: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm ---- 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
#7: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: acotton21, Location: NottsPosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:07 pm ----
#8: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:11 pm ---- It's often easier to access the nuts from above with the headlights removed.
#9: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:52 am ----
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.
#10: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Dave82517, Location: Barry, South WalesPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:55 am ---- 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.
#11: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:05 pm ----
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
#12: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Mrs_Howey, Location: WorthingPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:10 pm ----
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?
#13: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:29 pm ----
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.
Unless the nut is seized on the bumper bolt.
#14: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: acotton21, Location: NottsPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:45 pm ---- The nut seems to just turn and turn
#15: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Addaz, Location: SuffolkPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:03 pm ---- 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
#16: Re: Whats best way of Removing Front Bumper?? Author: Matt, Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:21 pm ---- There is a square plate that is ment to be held in place but 2 plastic lips on the bumper. They always spin because it gets seized and when you spin it it just turns in the plastic.
I done what Adam said. It works but it's not easy as you have to undo it enough to drop the plastic lugs from the wing.
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