We remove the bumper for various types of repairs. When repairing the bumper itself, also for approaching the radiators, when replacing the engine cooling fluid
We install the car on a lift or on a viewing ditch.
To do the job, you will need a TORX T20 wrench, socket 13, screwdrivers.
Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
Remove the crankcase protection
Removing the top trim
Unscrew the piston core, pry it with a screwdriver
Remove the piston from the hole in the bumper
The location of the clips for fastening the bumper to the upper cross member of the radiator frame
Remove the screws (fig. 6).
Remove the side of the bumper (fig. 7).
Move the bumper forward, squeeze the latches of its fastening (two on each side)
Together with an assistant, pull the bumper on the right and left sides, forward and up, move it from the holders
Disconnect the wiring harness pads from the fog lamp connectors
Remove the bumper
If you need to disassemble the bumper, press the fog lamp connector retainer
Disconnect the wiring harness pads from the fog lamp connectors
Disconnect the fluid supply pipes to the headlight washer jets.
Unscrew the nut securing the headlight washer jet and remove it (Fig. 14).
We unscrew the two screws securing the fog lamp to the bumper
Overcoming the resistance of the clamps, remove the fog lamp
We press the latches securing the internal air intake grille
Remove the inner air intake grille
We press the fasteners of the right radiator grille
Remove it. We also remove the left radiator grille.
Unscrew the two screws securing the emblem
Press out the three emblem fasteners
Removing the emblem
We unscrew three bolts securing the bumper amplifier to the body side members on each side and remove the amplifier
Installing the bumper
Before installing a new bumper, on the bumper of the headlight washer jets, drill the bumper according to the preliminary marking.
Use a 3 mm drill bit to drill the mounting hole as well as the pilot hole, which is then enlarged to the diameter of the jet using a conical drill (fig. 25).
Before installing the jets, make sure the seal is in place.
Tighten the nut with a little force (fig. 26).
Connect:
- – fluid supply tube;
- - a block of wires for fog lights.
The rest of the components are installed in the reverse order of removal.
