Front Bumper: Service and Repair

BODY FRONT END

Removal and Installation
- When removing or installing hood, place a cloth or other padding on hood. This prevents vehicle body from being scratched.
- Bumper fascia is made of plastic. Do not use excessive force and be sure to keep oil away from it.
- Hood adjustment: Adjust at hinge portion.
- Hood lock adjustment: After adjusting, check hood lock control operation. Apply a coat of grease to hood locks engaging mechanism.
- Hood opener: Do not attempt to bend cable forcibly. Doing so increases effort required to unlock hood.

WARNING:
- Be careful not to scratch hood stay when installing hood. A scratched stay may cause gas leakage.
- The contents of the hood stay are under pressure. Do not take apart, puncture, apply heat or allow fire near it.

FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY
1. Remove clips securing engine undercover from front side. [A]
2. Remove clip and bolt securing left and right sides of front fender protectors. [B]
3. Remove screws securing left and right sides of front fender protectors. [C]
4. Remove clips securing left and right sides of front fender protectors in wheelhouse. [D].
5. Remove screws securing left and right front fenders to bumper fascia. [E]
6. Remove clips and protector securing bumper fascia. [F]
7. Extract bumper fascia assembly, then disconnect fog lamp and side marker lamp harness connectors.
8. Remove energy absorber.
9. Remove bolts, hook and pawl securing headlamp assembly, then disconnect harness connectors. [G]
10. Remove bolt and nuts securing bumper upper retainer. [H]
11. Remove bolts and nuts securing bumper bracket. [J]
12. Remove nuts securing bumper reinforcement to left and right bumper stays. [K]
13. Extract bumper reinforcement.
14. Remove bolts and nut securing bumper stays, then remove the bumper stays. [L]

Fog lamp assembly
15. Remove bolt securing fog lamp assembly. [M]
16. Extract fog lamp assembly. [M]