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Removal and Replacement

FRONT BUMPER

Front Bumper:






REMOVAL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Loosen the two clips to remove the mud guard and front under cover.






3. Turn over the mud guard, and remove two inside clips which securing front bumper to fender.






4. Turn over the mud guard, and disconnect the fog light connector before removing a bolt and clip which installed to under side of fog light hole.






5. Remove the front grille and front grille side.
6. Remove the eight clips, and pull out the bumper slightly.






7. Remove the E/A FORM from bumper beam. E/A FORM may easily break. Do not apply excessive force to it during removal.






8. Remove the bumper beam.






9. Remove the eight bolts to disassemble the front bumper beam.






INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque: Refer to COMPONENT in General Description. BUMPER, COMPONENT, General Description.>
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