Hiya Guys,just got myself a new second hand nudgebar for my subaru.

 

I know i have to remove my front bumper to install it, but when i attempted to install it the other day...don't laugh...but i only got as far as getting the grill off.

 

Yea i know...not much of an attempt, but i just couldn't/didn't really know where and what to undo to get it off. Give me an old car anyday and i'd be fine.

 

Then i started thinking about the airbags, in particular the sensors, and if i was to accidentally to trip one of them...its not exactly cheap to get them re-fitted again...plus all the other components that get damaged when they are deployed.

 

So i come to all you guys now to help the n00b that is me to get this simple task done so i can install my nudgebar. I know i could of started to rip things out to try and find what i need to undo, but then i'd probably take out alot of things i don't need to and waste alot of time in doing so. Not to mention all the things i'd probably have left over...lol

 

Thanks in advance

blondy,

I believe that you've already done the worst part of the job! Getting those multigripping fasteners that hold the grill in place all undone can be a nightmare.

 

Now pull the headlight assemblies and along the top of the bumper cover you'll find plastic pushpins that need to come out. Some simply pry out, others either have a centre section that you pry up a half inch before the entire plug comes out, or they have a Phillips screw head, requiring a quarter turn anticlockwise until they pop up, and then the plug pries out.

 

You'll find the same thing along the entire bottom of the bumper cover, but you may need to remove the 10 mm bolts that hold the plastic bottom splash pan first.

 

The only other usual thing is the removal of 1 or more 10 mm bolts along the bumper cover/fender seam between the wheel well and the headlight on both sides.

 

The cover simply pulls forward off the car, but only a few inches, before checking to see if the fog lights are attached to the bumper cover, in which case disconnect the wiring harnesses to both fog lights before the complete removal.

 

I've not had to do any Subies, but have done many others, and they're all much the same. Good Luck!

Cheers,

 

i'll giv it a go on the wkend when i have a little more time/daylight to giv it a shot.

 

Why can't new cars be as simple as older cars...hehe

Hiya Just thought i'd let you know that i've installed my nudge bar now and did a how to guide on it...if u wanna check it out i just posted it in the USRM.

 

 

 

 

could someone tell me if the fog lights have to be removed in order to remove bumper cover on 03 baja? Like the look of that nudge bar!