Front Bumper: Service and Repair
FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY
1 - Guide
2 - Sealing washer
3 - Bumper
4 - Screw w/washer 23 Nm (17 ft lb)
5 - Bracket
6 - 82 Nm (60.5 ft lb)
7 - Seal
• mounted on bumper cover
8 - Spreading clip
• connects bumper cover and wheel house liner
9 - Bumper cover
• removing bumper cover pull evenly on both sides and straight out of guides away from body.
10 - Air intake grill
11 - Spoiler
• clipped onto bumper cover
Front Bumper, Removing/Installing
WARNING DO NOT drive vehicle without the front bumper and brackets installed. Subframe is NOT properly secured with bumper removed.
Removing
- Remove screws -1- securing air intake grill.
- Using screwdriver push down tabs A, B:
• tab A from reverse side
- Swing air intake grill down and out.
- Remove spreader clips on both sides.
- Disconnect wiring to fog, lights, if applicable.
- Remove bolts (arrows)
• 82 Nm (60.5 ft lb)
- Pull bumper assembly forward (driving direction) out of guides.
Installing
- Reinstall all components in reverse order of removal.