Front Bumper: Service and Repair

Front Bumper







REMOVAL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the bumper face - front.
1. Remove the screws and clips, and turn over the mud guard - front, and then disconnect the connectors of the fog light assembly - front on the LH and RH sides.(Model with fog light)







2. Remove the clips at the upper side of the bumper face - front.
3. Remove the clips from the fender.
4. Remove the clips at the lower side of the bumper face - front.







5. Apply protective tape (A) to the light assembly - head.
6. Release the clips, and while pushing up the lower side (a) of the bumper face - front, remove in the order from (b) to (e).

CAUTION: Do not pull forcibly. It may damage the flange sections of the bumper face - front.







NOTE: Detach the opposite side in the same manner.

3. Remove the bolts, and remove the bumper beam COMPL - front.







4. Remove the clip, and remove the bracket - grille.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to the bracket - grille, make sure to remove all clips.







NOTE: The bracket - grille can be removed without removing the bumper face - front.

5. Remove the bracket - front center LWR.
1. Remove the bolts and clips, and turn over the under cover - front.







2. Remove the bolts, and remove the bracket - front center LWR







6. Remove the bolts and clips, and remove the bracket - front bumper corner.







7. Remove the bracket - front bumper side.
1. Remove the bolts and clips, and remove the light assembly - head and the bracket - front bumper corner.







2. Remove the screws.
3. Remove the claws from behind the fender COMPL - front, and remove the bracket - front bumper side.







8. Remove the bolt and pin, and remove the fog light assembly - front.







INSTALLATION

1. Install each part in the reverse order of removal.
2. Secure the flange section of the bumper face - front to the bracket - front bumper side.

CAUTION: Install the bumper face - front so that the front end of the under cover (b) comes inside the bumper face - front (a).







Tightening torque:
Refer to "COMPONENT" of "General Description". [Ref. to FRONT BUMPER, COMPONENT, General Description.]