how do i take the front & rear bumpers off

s12-newbie · #1 21-02-2009, 21:51

as the title how do i take the front & rear bumpers off???

i cant make out from the manual the US one!

where the fixings are? where are they?

i could do with taking them off to remove all my air-con parts & fit my intercooler i just cant see where its fixed

rpettafor · #2 21-02-2009, 23:08

the bolts for the rear bumper are in the boot, with smaller 1's at the side inside the wings, the front main bolts are by the box section with the same smaller 1's by the wings, ill take some pics tmrw cos its not v easy describing it

s12-newbie · #3 21-02-2009, 23:30

i'd really appreciated any pics, i'm working on the silvia until 5pm 2moro so will have a look too but i'm not taking them off at the moment, but give it a few months & i'd like to remove my front bumpers & wings to clean & paint behind them

the bracket under the bumper on mine is rusted out but i can make a new one!

& i may paint the bumpers when they're off! i'll have to see how the time is :/

but i want to at least go around th bolts & loosen them up in the mean-time!

really appreciated

rpettafor · #4 22-02-2009, 22:10

ok, here are some pics-

3 or 4 behind here on the rear bumper-

reachable by the side panels inside the boot, 1 can be seen here -

the main bolts are reachable under these bungs under the carpet in the boot (2 for each side)

front side nuts are same place as the back and reachable by taking out the arch liner and reaching behind the wing

these next 2 pics are not very clear but theres 4 main bolts for the front bumper (same as the back)reachable under the car

hope this helps, its quite easy really

s12-newbie · #5 23-02-2009, 19:55

thats it mine will be loosened this week & copper-ease added to the nuts n bolts, seems easy to get tem off from the pics, i'm sure i'll encounter the rusty bolts/siezed etc

loverly car yu have there i must say, looks a cracker!

rpettafor · #6 24-02-2009, 16:55

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Originally Posted by s12-newbie

thats it mine will be loosened this week & copper-ease added to the nuts n bolts, seems easy to get tem off from the pics, i'm sure i'll encounter the rusty bolts/siezed etc

loverly car yu have there i must say, looks a cracker!

thankyou