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huge contributing factor and it hopefully wouldn't have happened
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My bumper had been repainted which is likely a huge contributing factor and it hopefully wouldn't have happened with the original clearcoat, but it will likely turn out to be an expensive lesson.
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My bumper had been repainted which is likely a huge contributing factor and it hopefully wouldn't have happened with the original clearcoat, but it will likely turn out to be an expensive lesson.
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^ ditto. Depending on how "crunchy" the bolts are, it shouldn't take too long. I did mine without removing the bumper cover, with just basic tools. I hope you are sending them to Darin for the Fister D mod. It is absolutely worth it! GL
I just took my bumper off. Actually, it's sitting in my basement. Bumper removal is very easy - there's a YouTube video on it. Bolts to the muffler bracket are tough to get to, but it's no biggie. Bottom bolt on bracket is hardest one. I'm doing plugs, tubes and coils while I'm in there.
I'd recommend removing them with the bumper on. I removed my bumper this winter in order to do some work on my car (exhaust, water pump, ignition coils etc.) and ended up accidentally causing some spider web cracks in the clearcoat of the bumper presumably by flexing it. My bumper had been repainted which is likely a huge contributing factor and it hopefully wouldn't have happened with the original clearcoat, but it will likely turn out to be an expensive lesson. If you remove it take your time and make sure you have a helper or two when reinstalling.
Thanks. I did remove them with the bumper on, very easy job once the wheels are off. Not sure why Pelicans tech article says remove the bumper. Anyway, they were removed and reinstalled after having this done.
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Just follow steps 8 and 9 with the rear wheels removed. The rest of removing the bumper and stuff are totally unnecessary. Don't know why they chose to do it the hard way.
