Front Bumper: Service and Repair

- When removing or installing hood, place a cloth or other padding on the front fender panels and cowl top. This prevents vehicle body from being scratched.
- Bumper fascia is made of plastic. Do not use excessive force and be sure to keep oil away from it.
- Hood adjustment: Adjust at hinge portion.
- Hood lock adjustment: After adjusting, check hood lock control operation. Apply a coat of grease to hood locks engaging mechanism.
- Hood opener: Do not attempt to bend cable forcibly. Doing so increases effort required to unlock hood.

WARNING:
- Be careful not to scratch hood stay when installing hood. A scratched stay may cause gas leakage.
- The contents of the hood stay are under pressure. Do not take apart, puncture, apply heat or allow fire near it.

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REMOVAL - Front Bumper Assembly
1. Remove screws and clips securing left and right sides of front fender protector.[A]
2. Remove bolts securing bumper fascia to engine undercover.[B]
3. Remove clips securing air guide.[C]
4. Remove bolts securing left and right front fenders to bumper fascia.[D]
5. Remove clip securing bumper fascia to upper center bumper retainer.[E]
6. Remove bolts securing upper center bumper retainer to left and right upper bumper retainer.[F]
7. Extract bumper fascia assembly. Then disconnect fog lamp connector.[G]
8. Remove bolts securing upper center bumper retainer to left and right bumper side stay.[H]
9. Remove nuts securing bumper reinforcement to left and right bumper stay.[I]
10. Remove bolts and clips securing bumper side stay to bumper stay.[J]
11. Remove bolts and nuts securing bumper stay.[K]
12. Remove bolts securing bumper bracket to bumper stay.[L]
13. Remove fog lamp bracket cover.[M]
14. Remove nuts securing fog lamp assembly.[N]