Front bumper removal tutorial, do it yourself without asking for help
It is said that a scratch after picking up the car for a long time squeezed a big hole in the front bumper. It is estimated that the wiper water bottle was squeezed and ruptured, and every time water was added, it would leak. Although it can still store water and spray water, I always feel a little comfortable in my heart, and then I will consider finding a time to repair it.
When I went to the 4S store for maintenance for the first time, I asked the staff to quote by the way.
The staff asked Master to take a look and said: The kettle is broken, it has been repaired, and it needs to be replaced.
Me: Does it cost money to replace a kettle?
4S: It is estimated to be 5-6 hundred.
Me: so expensive?
4S: It takes 150 man-hours to remove the front bumper, and the kettle is out of stock, so I have to ask the manufacturer to deliver it, 400 yuan.
I:…… ……
unsuccessful.
When I was doing maintenance outside for the first time (because the price of 4S was 6-700, I brought my own oil filter and did it in an outside repair shop, which cost 60 yuan), and asked the repair shop if they could help me replace the wiper kettle. . The repairman said it was clear and asked the boss to come out and see. The boss said that he knew if there was any stock, and it was estimated that even labor would cost 3-4 hundred yuan. I……
Again unsuccessful.
I am a staunch materialist, the successor of socialism (for years I have been silently waiting for the organization to send someone to pick me up and take over), and I have always believed what Chairman Mao said: do it yourself and have enough food and clothing. Just Replace the wiper can? More difficult than repairing the earth?
After I came back, I went to the Internet to find a kettle for a tutorial. After investigation, I found that Ma Yun's house actually had a Jade wiper kettle for sale. After some inquiries and comparisons, I bought a 63 yuan package and came back. Then I started to figure out how to remove the front bumper. Baidu did not find the video of Jade dismantling and repairing the car, which can scare most people away. In fact, the first step for entry-level DIY modification skills such as changing headlights, installing LED daytime running lights, installing front radar, changing China network, etc. is to remove the front bumper. The 4S shop will charge 150 ocean labor for removing the front bumper alone. Is it really not that difficult? There is no ready-made tutorial, there is no way, I have to toss it myself.
On an idle morning, having nothing to do after breakfast, decided to do it. Remove the front bumper first.
Take it apart first. There are two screws on the fender.
After removing these two screws (with a flat-blade screwdriver), pull out a few plastic plugs (with a flat-blade screwdriver).
People were worried that they would break the plastic plug, so they dared to do it. In fact, there is a bit of skill here, and the people in the 4S shop will teach you.
First use a flat-blade screwdriver to slowly pry up the plug in the middle, pay attention, and evenly pry it up little by little along the edge, then pinch it with your fingers and pull it out with force, it's simple. On the front bumper, there are four shell bolts that need to be pulled out on the hood, and there are a few bolts in the bottom part of the car that need to be pulled out one by one, so that the bumper can be removed smoothly.
The part of removing the bumper has been completely finished, at this time, the kettle is completely exposed, and the work of changing the kettle has finally come.
To change the kettle, you must first remove the water pump of the kettle, and then remove the hexagons fixed on the kettle (all require a ratchet wrench to operate, because the space is too narrow)
To sum up, the whole process, only the difficulty of pulling out the plastic embolus, is also simple after talking about it. The tools used are: a flat-blade screwdriver, a -blade screwdriver, a ratchet wrench, and a 10# 12# socket.
Post time: Sep-13-2022