Remove the bumper is for repair or replacement. This work is not too complicated: if you do not hurry and think a little, then every car owner will be able to perform it.
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What can come in handy for dismantling:
Screwdrivers crosses and flat;
The keys are 8, 10, 13, 15 - better if they are also end, and horned.
All surfaces are recommended to rinse, and rusty, baked nuts to spray brake fluid.
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Most cars are equipped with plastic bumpers, fixed with screws and pistons. The complexity here lies in the fact that some fasteners are not visible at first sight, they will have to find them.
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On any model, it will be necessary to disconnect the drips from the bumper, often under them the screws are hidden, fixing the sidewalls. Then look at the bottom: sometimes plastic splashes protection is screwed there and almost always there are bumper fastening screws to the body.
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From above, the fastener bolts of the front bumper are under the decorative grid of the radiator, so it is first removed. Additional screws can be placed behind the lower grille - this is done on Lada Kalina, as well as for a registration mark - like on Lada Granta.
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After turning the entire fastener, the bumper, neatly starting from the end portions, is assigned to the body. If necessary, the cables from the fog headlights and the washer hoses are disconnected.
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The rear bumper is removed easier, in many cases it is fixed by a pair of bolts, access to which is possible from the trunk after dismantling the trim. Self-tapping screws, fastening the bumper with a fender, and screws visible with the open trunk are also turned. Next, the bumper is separated from the brackets: usually press down and lead from the body.
The practical example of how it is quite simple to remove the front bumper by car Mazda 3, is shown in the video clip.
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