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Apr 22, 2003

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Bumper Removal Help

I was taking out my grill today and I pulled the bumper down not completely off. I didn't jack the car up but I could still reach the bumper clips underneath the front bumper but they wouldn't come off and I tried really hard. Are you suppose to use a flathead screwdriver and just pop them out like the ones on the radiator cover?

Apr 22, 2003

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Yea, I used a flat head. They are the same style clips.

Apr 22, 2003

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Yup...think there are also two normal screws down there too.

Apr 22, 2003

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Would it help if I jacked the car up?

Apr 22, 2003

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it might help to get under it, especially if you've lowered it at all. There's 3 screws underneath, 2 clips at the corners that are tough to get but if you pull hard they'll come out. Then ther's 2 more screws inside the wheel-well. (One on either side.) The screws are all philips and the clips pop out using a flat-head. Then you can just pull out each side of the bumper, and from there you should be able to remove the whole bumper without too much difficulty. It's really not too difficult, but the first time I did it I was a little paranoid about breaking something as well. Good luck man ..

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Good luck... I usually break those stupid black things... I just leave them out.. lol

screw um...
I'm missing the splash gaurds under the front bumper and on my drivers side on the front part of the fender well.. oh well...

Apr 22, 2003

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lol im missing all the screws
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Apr 22, 2003

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I know about the screws on the inside of the fender well one on each side. The are 3 pull out things (with flathead screwdriver) and 2 screws after that I should be able to take it off right?

Apr 22, 2003

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Yep. a few of my snap plug things are broken and/or missing as well. As long as you've got the screws in ther it's not gonna go anywhere.

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Thanks for all the help guys I'll attemp to take it off this weekend if the weather is nice, been raining non-stop the last 3 days. Cuz I was stupid enough to take out the radiator cover and now I can't get it back on without takin the whole bumper off instead of just pushing it down.