i want to remove the front stock black lip (not the appearance package air dam) from the underside of the front bumper. anyone do this, or know what it takes to get it off? do i need to remove the whole bumper?

 

you have to take the bumper off!
there are screws inside and underneath!

 

Yup.
Remove the bolts under the bumper where you made them red arrows then
remove the ones on the top.

Next no need to remove the plastic under your wheel well facing front only (PITA$$) just the screw things holding it to your font bumper.

Remove side marker screw. No need to unplug your side markers.
and right about now your front should look like this and should take about 15min for first time.



**CAUTION** you might want some one to help you as the part of your front bumper thats meets your side markers is cliped in and can scratch your front lights!

 

that black lip is also attached to the center grille on the back by 4 fasteners if i remember correctly.

 

wtf you dont need to take off the hole bumper there're just clips and screws holding it there. i hit a raccon and had to replace it and took less than 20min

 

well thanks everyone, even though I'm getting conflicting reports on if the bumper has to come off.

 

WTF...forget about the black lip...what about the dancing chick at the bottom of Dominions post!

 

Did you...SEARCH????????

I took mine off to put the appearance package lip spoiler on, so I did have to remove the bumper, which is really simple, but I don't think you have to take the bumper off just to remove that lip.

Otherwise, I think that lip helps to hold the whole under-car spoiler/splashgaurd, so I'm not sure you can drive around without it, unless you take the other stuff off with it.

 

Pull the front bumper. It's extremely easy and a lot easier to work on. I pulled mine for the first time the other day, it took 5-8 minutes. Less to put it back on. While it was off, I was able to clean everything I wouldn't have otherwise been able to reach.

 

Right, I believe it acts as a support for the splash guard. And if you do take the guard off with it, it may adversely affect air flow through the radiator, possibly resulting in overheating (not to mention exposing the radiator to FOD).

 

Anyone know how much that front lip costs?

 

The painted one? or the black one? The black one is about $45 from your dealer. The painted ones are about $150+ on eaby painted and shiped

 

I want my boobies back!

 

you need to lick my search...

then check the faq, and the stickys, the owners manual.. but if you once took off the front end. you would know..


beers

 

i hit a raccon and had over a $1000 cnd in parts. i beleive the black part with the rotary accent cost me around 150 cnd.

 

well of course I searched (do you honestly think I of all people WOULDN'T???), checked the stickies and thd manual. Show me where on this site that my question is directly answered. And before this i would have no reason to take the bumper off, smart guy.

But thanks anyway, nimrod.

 

uh,

that was so a joke. missed the sorry!

beers

 

I can assure you, the bumper does NOT have to come off. I have replaced all of the black plastic on the front, and under tray, and did it all with the bumper securely in place.

if you are removing the under tray, it helps to take the two front wheels off, there are connections behind the wheel that are rough to get to with the wheel in place. the air dam is pretty easy, mostly just screws that embed into clips in the painted bumper.

 

the bumper does not have to come off- just wrap a chain around the thing and the other end around a light post. drop it in reverse and hit the gas- done.

 

****, were you kidding? because I tried that and this is what happened:



now I have to look into coverage on insurance.