Bumper Cover Removal
1. Start with a few cold beers as it's a tedious job.
2. remove the 3 hex screws and about 6 push pins that hold the front part of the inner fenders and remove the inner fender from both sides of the car.
3. drink another beer
4. open the hood and remove the four hex screws that hold the grill to the car (2 in the center and 2 by the edges)
5. drink another beer
6. disconnect the fog lights, side marker lights and temp sensor probe.
7. yes, one more beer
8. remove the 2 hex screws by the fog lights
9. Ok, you had enough beers for now so take a nap
10. remove the push pins on the inner fender closest to the front inner fender you just removed and push it back to look inside and you'll see a 6" long clip that holds the bumper and fender together. Remove the torx screw that holds that in and pry out the clip.
12. now pull the bumper cover out as straight and evenly as possible. Caution, there's a clip at the front of the fender that will pop out when you do this, make sure you don't scratch the fender/bumper with that metal clip.
13. You are done, make sure you rest the bumper on a blanket, you don't want to scratch it up.
One word of caution, drop a screw or tool down the engine compartment and you just doubled the amount of time to do the job as you'll have to jack the car up and remove the belly pan. Not required if you are careful. Tools required are a #20 Torx screwdriver and a metric socket set (about 8-11mm).
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