Front Bumper Removal
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Front Bumper Removal
Spent the morning taking the front bumper off the car so as to test fit my new kit. (See thread https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-exterior-appearance-body-kits-27/anyone-got-ings-kit-28850/page4/)
Quite easy to do actually,
1. Remove the push clips round the splash guard bits in the wheel arches.
2. Remove the screw that holds the side indicator, unit unlips, remove bulb from unit.
3. Remove the bolts along the front underside of the bumper (about 10 of them)
4. Under the bonnet, remove the push clips from the plastic protector at the front of the engine bay and remove protector.
5. Remove the two bolts and push clip that hold the bumper on under the protector.
6. Gently prise the sides of the bumper apart and they unclip, then slide the whole thing forward until the fog light cables are exposed. Unclip the power cables.
7. Hi Power - unclip the hose connecting the headlamp washers. Easiest to do this at offside where there is a clip and connector joining two bit of cable.
8. Slide the bumper off.
Have to do it again in a few weeks once the new bumper is painted, so if anyone wants pics let me know.
Quite easy to do actually,
1. Remove the push clips round the splash guard bits in the wheel arches.
2. Remove the screw that holds the side indicator, unit unlips, remove bulb from unit.
3. Remove the bolts along the front underside of the bumper (about 10 of them)
4. Under the bonnet, remove the push clips from the plastic protector at the front of the engine bay and remove protector.
5. Remove the two bolts and push clip that hold the bumper on under the protector.
6. Gently prise the sides of the bumper apart and they unclip, then slide the whole thing forward until the fog light cables are exposed. Unclip the power cables.
7. Hi Power - unclip the hose connecting the headlamp washers. Easiest to do this at offside where there is a clip and connector joining two bit of cable.
8. Slide the bumper off.
Have to do it again in a few weeks once the new bumper is painted, so if anyone wants pics let me know.
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Originally Posted by Omicron
Someone, somewhere, did a thread on this before... but I'd love to see you flesh this one out with pics orbist, so we have it all in one place.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-removing-bumpers-10941/
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It started pissing with rain in the middle of us removing the bumper so I had to abandon the picture taking, need to remove the bumper at some point to put a new grill on, so will try again when I do that!
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Originally Posted by sco
This one has my pics
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=10941
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=10941
when i get a some funds to get the m.s front i will carefully look at that post
thanxs
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Originally Posted by orbist
It started pissing with rain in the middle of us removing the bumper so I had to abandon the picture taking, need to remove the bumper at some point to put a new grill on, so will try again when I do that!
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FYI, D MENAC 7 did a nice DIY thread here: https://www.rx8club.com/dls-customs-closed-89/front-bumper-removal-39738/
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