Withdrawal
Remove the lower protection of the engine compartment.
Detach and remove the small grille inserts, starting from the bottom right in the bumper.
Unscrew, where present, fog lights.
Remove one hexagon bolt each from the recess in the bumper grille on the right and left.
Open the hood.
Unscrew the panels under both headlights and remove from the fenders along the outer edge.
On vehicles with a headlight washer system, manually pull out the injector telescopes and detach the lacquered plastic panel of the emulsion tube.
And take it off.
Unscrew the 2 hexagon bolts below the headlight from above.
Unscrew the cross-head screw in the wheel arch - approximately at the height of the upper edge of the bumper. This screw is not available on models from March 1992. When installing a new bumper in such a car, you need to rivet a small mount under this screw.
Detach the end pieces of the bumper from the body brackets on the fender. To do this, press the side of the bumper down while moving it away from the body.
Hook the ends of the bumper over the wheel arches and remove towards the front. Now you can remove the bumper towards the front.
Cars with a temperature sensor: remove the temperature sensor from the bumper.
The front bumper covers can be removed individually:
The license plate holder in the middle of the front bumper is secured with two bolts.
After removing the license plate holder, both sides can be removed from the retainers individually using a flat plastic spatula or a dull knife. To do this, press both small fixing wedges down while carefully prying off the trim by hand.
Installation
Fix the thermostat.
Install the bumper into the brackets first.
Now insert the bumper sides in such a way that the ends of the bumper do not collide with the wheel arch lining.
Hang the sides first by the lower edge on the mounts on the wing. Then press the bumper on the side; thus fixing the upper edge
Tighten the screws.
Left: The position of the bumper side mounting bracket can be changed after loosening the bolts indicated by the arrows in the illustration to correct the height of the bumper.
Right: front bumper pads are removed by pressing with a blunt knife (2) on small fixing wedges (1). The license plate holder in the middle of the bumper is additionally reinforced with two screws (arrow).
Bumper Alignment
After installing the bumper, you should check whether the gap between the metal strip located just below the headlights and the bumper is the same everywhere.
Decisive, however, is the size between the lower edge of the bonnet and the bumper.
This distance should be 5-10 mm.
Otherwise, remove the bumper again, loosen its brackets and move them slightly in the longitudinal holes.
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