Bumpers - removal and refitting

Bodywork and fittings / Bumpers - removal and refitting

Removal
Front bumper
1 Apply the handbrake, jack up the front of the vehicle and support it on axle stands.

2 Where applicable, remove the foglights from the front bumper (Chapter 12).

3 Where applicable, disconnect the tubing from the headlight washer jets.

4 Unscrew the screws securing the wheel arch liners to the front bumper (see illustration).

6.4 Screw (arrowed) securing the wheel arch liner to the front bumper

5 Unscrew the bumper mounting nuts, and withdraw the bumper forwards from the vehicle, at the same time disconnecting the guides from the side pins (see illustrations).

6.5A Front bumper mounting bolt (arrowed)

6.5B Disconnecting the front bumper from the side guides

Rear bumper
6 Chock the front wheels, jack up the rear of the vehicle and support it on axle stands.

7 Disconnect the rear exhaust mounting rubber, and support the exhaust system on an axle stand.

8 Remove the screws securing the wheel arch liners to the rear bumper.

9 Unscrew the bumper mounting nuts, and withdraw the bumper rearwards from the vehicle, at the same time disconnecting the guides from the side pins (see illustration).

6.9 Rear bumper mounting nuts

Refitting
Front and rear bumpers
10 Refitting is a reversal of the removal procedure. Make sure that the guides locate correctly on the side pins.