For your convenience, I’ve outlined how to take off the front bumper and replace the factory-installed chrome/grey S-Line grille with a factory-installed blackout grille and plate holder.
If you’re asking whether you need to take off the front bumper in order to swap the grilles, the answer is YES, and you’ll see why.
Tools included a flat head screwdriver, a philips head (also known as a “+” head) screwdriver, a ratchet and 10mm socket jack, and two stands.
Time spent: About 3 hours at a moderate pace, which gave me time to clean some grimy crevices and fumble through removing the initial bumper because I wasn’t sure which screws to remove first (i.e. a bit of trial and error)
Note that only one side of the car is described in steps 4 through 11; the other side is only a mirror image. Prior to taking the following action, I would always complete both sides.
1) To prevent the bumper from becoming scratched when you remove it and for your own comfort, place something soft beneath the front of your car. 2) Jack up the front of the automobile high enough to allow you to move around easily underneath. 3) Remove the hood and start working! Just inside the engine bay, unscrew the THREE screws.
4) Slide underneath the vehicle and remove the FOUR torx screws (all subsequent torx screws are size 25) that run along the line joining the two plastic underbody parts.
5) Take out the torx screws that are located closer to the front bumper’s bottom. Total: THREE screws.
The green “C” on the bumper is in the center, hence this screw does not have a mirror reflection.
6) The front underbody piece ought to be free at this point. Take it out of that area.
Having that component gone, the green “D” is now visible. Delete it.
8) Moving on to the wheel well These FIVE screws should be removed.
9) The next TWO screws don’t need to be taken out, but I did it merely to make it simpler for me to reach a few screws in the following steps. Hehe, this is the famed “rubbing” screw that many of you have used. It is located at the wheel well arch.
10) The bumper is nearly detached! To gain access to these TWO bad boys, blue “A” and “B,” pull out the wheel well liner. You must access them from below the designated area.
The red arrow in the image above is pointing to the 10mm screw after you remove these two, so pull out the ratchet and 10mm socket to reach this screw. To reach it, you might or might not need a socket extension component. I made use of one to simplify things.
11) IIRC, that should finish it. View the image below, take a hold of the area around the red dot, and slowly pull in the arrow’s direction. Ensure that there is a soft surface beneath the bumper.
12) Remove the fog light connectors so that you can remove or insert the grilles without being constricted.
13) Remove the two philips head screws that are fastening the grille to the bumper. To help you push against the numerous tabs and detach the grille from the bumper, use your flat head screwdriver. You have to apply force, but you also don’t want to break anything, so take this as a word of warning. Be patient, please. I spent nearly 30 minutes on just this one step!
14) Go obtain one; you merit it!
15) It’s time to make room for the new!
Put the blackout grille in place. The removal was a million times more difficult than this! Make sure that all of your tabs align properly. The philips head screws that were taken out of the first grille should be reinstalled on the blackout grille.
16) Reinstall the bumper onto the automobile after making sure everything is in order. If properly positioned, it ought to be able to stand upright without any screws.
To put all those nasty screws back in place and remount your bumper, follow steps 12) through 5) in decreasing sequence.
18) Test the bumper’s sturdiness and ensure sure there aren’t any torx screws lying around.
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