Contents: Removal ↳ Installation ↳
Removal
Front bumper - models produced before 1996
1. Apply the parking brake, raise the front end and place it on supports.
2. Disconnect the fog light wiring (if equipped) from the front bumper (Chapter 12).
3. Disconnect the tube from the headlight washers (if equipped).
4. Remove the screws securing the wheel arch liners to the front bumper (see Fig. 6.4).
5. Unscrew the bumper mounting nuts. Remove the bumper by pushing it forward and simultaneously pulling the guides off the side pins (see Fig. 6.5, a, b). When removing the bumper, disconnect the wiring of the sensor (if any) for the lower limit of the outside air temperature.
Front bumper - models produced since 1997
6. Remove the radiator grille (paragraph 7). Then remove the three bumper fasteners located underneath it (see Fig. 6.6.).
7. Apply the parking brake. Raise the front end and place it on supports. Remove the screws and fasteners securing the lower radiator cover from underneath the vehicle. Remove the cover.
8. Disconnect the fog light wiring (if equipped) from the front bumper (Chapter 12).
9. Disconnect the tube from the headlight washers (if equipped).
10. At each edge of the bumper, remove the screw from the bumper pillar (see Fig. 6.10).
11. From under the car, unscrew two screws on each side of the bumper. If necessary, the screw located lower than the others can be unscrewed from the wheel well immediately after removing the mudguard mounting screws (see Fig. 6.11, a, b). Ask an assistant to support the bumper.
12. Remove the bumper by pushing it forward (see Fig. 6.12).
Rear bumper - all models produced before 1996
13. Support the front wheels with wedges, lift the rear and place it on supports.
14. Disconnect the rear rubber support of the exhaust system and support the exhaust system on a stand.
15. Remove the screws securing the wheel arch liners to the rear bumper.
16. Unscrew the bumper mounting nuts. Remove the bumper by pushing it back and simultaneously pulling the guides off the side pins (see Fig. 6.16).
Rear bumper - Sedan and Hatchback models produced since 1997
Caution: Wear gloves to avoid cutting yourself on the sharp edges of the bumper.
17. Open the trunk lid/tailgate and remove the two screws securing the upper edge of the bumper (see Fig. 6.17).
18. Support the front wheels with wedges, lift the rear and place it on supports.
19. Remove the screws (one on each side) securing each edge of the bumper at its bottom to the mudguards (see Fig. 6.19).
20. Loosen the screws as much as necessary and separate the lower edge of the mudguard to access the upper bumper screw (see Fig. 6.20).
21. Remove the two screws from the bottom of the bumper (see Fig. 6.21).
22. With the help of an assistant, remove the bumper by pushing it back and simultaneously removing it from the side pins.
Rear bumper - station wagon models produced since 1997
24. Support the front wheels with wedges, lift the rear and place it on supports.
25. Remove the screws (one on each side) securing each edge of the bumper at its bottom to the mudguards (see Fig. 6.25).
26. Remove the screws and locker mounting clips and remove the lockers (see Fig. 6.26, a-c).
27. Remove the top screw from each edge of the bumper at its top from the rear wing (see Fig. 6.27).
28. From under the car, unscrew two nuts from each edge of the bumper securing it to the rear panel (see Fig. 6.28).
29. With the help of an assistant, remove the bumper by sliding it back and simultaneously removing it from the side pins (see Fig. 6.29). On models with ultrasonic parking distance sensors, disconnect the wiring from them as soon as they become accessible.
Installation
Front and rear bumpers - all models
30. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. Ensure that the guides are correctly aligned with the side pins.
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