Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Removal
Place the car on a lift.
Fig. 8.3. Unscrewing the screws securing the lower base of the bumper: 1 – screws
Loosen the screws (Fig. 8.3).
Fig. 8.4. Unscrewing the screws securing the bumper in the wheel arch: 1 – screws
Loosen the screws (Fig. 8.4).
Fig. 8.5. Disconnecting the side part of the bumper
Detach the side part of the bumper (Fig. 8.5).
Detach the plastic fastening rivets and remove the side trim.
Fig. 8.6. Removing the side and middle trims: 1 – rivets for fastening the side trim; 2 – rivets for fastening the middle trim
Disconnect the plastic fastening rivets and remove the middle trim (Fig. 8.6).
Fig. 8.7. Removing the upper bumper fasteners: 1 – rivets for fastening the upper part of the bumper
Remove the plastic rivets securing the upper part of the bumper (Fig. 8.7).
Fig. 8.8. Sliding the bumper
Using a flat-blade screwdriver, press the latches while sliding the bumper forward (Fig. 8.8).
Partially remove the front bumper.
Disconnect the wiring harness from the fog lights and the fluid supply tube to the headlight washer jets.
Fig. 8.9. Removing the headlight washer nozzle: 1 – fastening nut
Loosen the headlight washer nozzle mounting nut and remove it (Fig. 8.9).
Fig. 8.10. Removing the amplifier: 1 – amplifier
Disconnect the amplifier (Fig. 8.10).
Fig. 8.11. Removing the radiator grille: 1 - lower latches
Press on the lower latches and remove the radiator grille by pulling it towards you (Fig. 8.11).
Fig. 8.12. Removing the buffer: 1 – clamps
Remove the clips and remove the buffer (Fig. 8.12).
Fig. 8.13. Removing the guide protrusion
Disconnect the clamps and remove the outer guide lug (Fig. 8.13).
Remove the two bolts securing the fog light.
Fig. 8.14. Disconnecting the fog light connector
Disconnect the connector (Fig. 8.14).
Fig. 8.15. Removing the lower casing: 1 – retainer; 2 – rivets
Drill out the rivets, detach the retainer and remove the lower casing (Fig. 8.15).
Fig. 8.16. Removing the decorative cover of the fog lamp and the central grille: 1 – clamps
Disconnect the clips, remove the decorative trim of the fog light and the central grille (Fig. 8.16).
Installation
Note: Before installing the headlight washer jets on the bumper, drill the bumper according to the preliminary markings.
Fig. 8.17. Drilling holes for the jet: 1 – mounting hole; 2 – guide hole
Use a 3 mm drill bit to drill the installation hole as well as the guide hole, which is then enlarged to the nozzle diameter with a taper cutter (countersink) (Figure 8.17).
Before installing the jets, make sure that the sealing gasket is present.
Fig. 8.18. Installing the jet: 1 – fastening nut
Tighten the nut slightly (Fig. 8.18).
Connect:
- liquid supply tube;
- fog light wiring harness.
The installation of the remaining components is carried out in the reverse order of removal.