Removing front bumper
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 243
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From: Sydney Australia
Removing front bumper
Just started the first thing in my frame off. Going well ,until....
Those bloody 14 little nuts that hold the front bumper on. I have remove the middle top 3, and lower one on the side of each side.
But how do you get at the far left and right one and the top side ones.
Was using a ratch 3/8 for the others, but i cannot get into there.
Those bloody 14 little nuts that hold the front bumper on. I have remove the middle top 3, and lower one on the side of each side.
But how do you get at the far left and right one and the top side ones.
Was using a ratch 3/8 for the others, but i cannot get into there.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,438
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From: Raleigh NC
St. Jude Donor '13-'14
Are you planning on reusing this bumper? Most original rubber bumpers are near junk after this many years and I would think you would want a brand new bumper when all is said and done.
Grab the utility knife and cut it off.
Grab the utility knife and cut it off.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,962
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From: Schererville IN
Getting to the little bolts at the end of the bumper is nearly impossible and when you do, and they are rusted, you may as well give up. I used a cut off wheel and cut the old bumper cover off about an inch from the body seam all the way around. Made the process of removing the tiny little bolts much easier. Some of them also had to be cut off.
The rear bumper cover, on the other hand, was a piece of cake.
The rear bumper cover, on the other hand, was a piece of cake.
Last edited by blckslvr79; Jun 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM.
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