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Bumper Removal

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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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Angry Bumper Removal

Man i went to take the bumper off to sand and prime it but that ****** is on there by like 12 or so pop screws and in places that make it a bitch to get to, anyone have any advice for removing it and if they used anything besides zip screws to putting it back on?

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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 11:50 PM
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front or rear bumper?
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Old Mar 21, 2003 | 12:03 AM
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take the entire bumper off the car, then take the plastic skin off, same goes for front and rear :P
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Old Mar 21, 2003 | 07:35 AM
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ya, there are only like 6 screws holding them on, 4 on the outside bumper shock mounts and 2 for the inside shock mount. Shouldn't be too hard to find, just take a flash light and look in the crack between bumber and car and find the 2 shocks that hold each bumper on.
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Old Mar 21, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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Look underneath the front bumper.. youll need a 14mm socket to removed the 2 bolts that are holding the bumper onto the bumper shocks.. then unclip the turn signal wires. Use needle nose pliers to remove those black plastic pop screws by carefully pinching them and pushing them thru..that way they can be reused when putting the bumper skin back on
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