The bumpers are made of aluminum profile, the front wall of which is finished with a black rubber lining along the entire length of the bumper
The ends of the bumpers are covered with black plastic covers.
The bumpers are attached to the body with two bolts that must be removed to remove the bumpers.
Removing the front bumper of a car
To remove the front bumper, remove the protection plate for the oil pan and mudguard.
Using a 22mm socket, unscrew the bolt securing the towing eye and the bumper connector to the left front side member.
Remove the eye and bolt.
In the same way, disconnect the fastening of the towing eye and the bumper connector to the right side member.
By rocking, pull out the bumper connectors from the seals of the lower front cross member.
Pry up the seal with a screwdriver
Remove the rubber seal from the hole in the lower cross member
Removing the rear bumper of a car
To remove the rear bumper, use a 22mm socket to unscrew the bolt securing the bumper connector to the right rear side member and remove the bolt
In the same way, unscrew the bolt securing the bumper connector to the left rear side member.
Remove the rear bumper and rubber seals in the same way as the front ones.
To remove the rear towing eyes, use a 17mm socket to unscrew two bolts
Remove the eye
The front and rear bumpers are disassembled in the same way - we show the front as an example.
To dismantle the connector, use a 13mm head to unscrew the two nuts
Remove the connector.
To remove the side plastic trim, use a Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the four screws
Remove the cover.
To remove the rubber lining, use a 8-inch socket to unscrew the four nuts
Remove the cover
To remove the metal bracket, use a 13mm socket to unscrew two nuts, holding the bolts with a wrench of the same size
Remove the bracket.
Assemble and install the bumper in reverse order.
