Note: The car can be fitted with a bumper with a plastic or metal reinforcing beam. These bumpers differ in the way they are attached to the rear panel of the body. It is more convenient to perform work on a viewing hole or overpass.
Removal and disassembly
1. We prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Key by 10 mm unscrew the two nuts securing to the body of the left bumper cover.
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the two screws securing the left trim to the bumper.
4. Remove the studs of the side bumper bracket and remove the left bumper cover.
5. Similarly, remove the right bumper cover.
6. By car with metal beam key by 13 mm unscrew the three nuts securing the rear left bumper bracket to the rear panel of the body (Shown with bumper cover removed for clarity).
By car with plastic bar key by 13 mm unscrew the nuts securing the bumper to the rear panel of the body (two on each side).
7. Remove the bumper assembly from the car.
Note: There may be shims under the bumper mounting brackets - note their location.
If it is necessary to replace the bumper, it should be disassembled.
Disassembly
1. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the four screws securing the beam to the bumper (or six screws for the plastic beam).
2. Remove the beam from the bumper.
3. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the three screws securing the bracket to the bumper and remove the bracket. Remove the second bracket in the same way.
4. By car with metal beam key by 13 mm unscrew the nuts securing the two bumper brackets...
...and remove the brackets from the beam.
Assembly and installation
We assemble and install the bumper in reverse order. Before tightening the nuts securing the bumper to the body, move the bumper in a vertical plane, achieving a uniform gap.
Note: To adjust the position of the bumper in the horizontal plane, you should change the number of washers under its rear brackets.