Help front bumper brace
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Help front bumper brace Any tips on removing the front bumper brace, the foam blocks just hold it right there. Also what if anything have people done to support the bottom of the plastic bumper?
Thanks for any tips.
Thanks for any tips.
The foam clips to the impact bar and then the impact bar just unbolts. The underside of the bumper does clip to the impact bar but you can use some nuts and bolts to attach it to the radiator plastic like it was before. I just opted to cut off the whole underside of my bumper.
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HEY GM THANKS. T
The problem is, I took all the nuts off the studs on the brace and there isn't enough room to push the brace forward so the threaded studs clear the holes. The foam blocks are between the brace and the front bumper and very little wiggle room.
Anyone else with help??? Thanks.
The problem is, I took all the nuts off the studs on the brace and there isn't enough room to push the brace forward so the threaded studs clear the holes. The foam blocks are between the brace and the front bumper and very little wiggle room.
Anyone else with help??? Thanks.
Your trying to do it with the bumper cover still on the car? If so, it doesn't take very long to pop the cover off. Not sure if you can even get it out with the cover on. Cutting the foam out won't work, it's suprisingly tuff to cut, very dense. You could probrably get a sawsall in there and cut the studs off each end of the impact bar, then you would have a shot at sliding it out.
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Your trying to do it with the bumper cover still on the car? If so, it doesn't take very long to pop the cover off. Not sure if you can even get it out with the cover on. Cutting the foam out won't work, it's suprisingly tuff to cut, very dense. You could probrably get a sawsall in there and cut the studs off each end of the impact bar, then you would have a shot at sliding it out.
How much extra weight do you think you saved by cutting off them mounts that the front bumper bolts to?
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Verdad Gallardo Impact bar was 15lbs, frame rail ends/impact bar mounts are 6lbs each, I didn't weigh the foam but it had to be atleast 5lbs. I also cut the nose down and pulled all the under car plastic and fender liners. Nothing like dropping 40-50lbs off the nose in an afternoon, for free to boot. 
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Hey GM, finally got it off, 1st time out is a B#%*. Do you have any pictures of the skin on the bumper trimmed?? Also noticed it is real loose now, no problems, huh??
Thanks again for jumping in here!
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Originally Posted by GM Muscle
Impact bar was 15lbs, frame rail ends/impact bar mounts are 6lbs each, I didn't weigh the foam but it had to be atleast 5lbs. I also cut the nose down and pulled all the under car plastic and fender liners. Nothing like dropping 40-50lbs off the nose in an afternoon, for free to boot.
Originally Posted by mvonada
Hey GM, finally got it off, 1st time out is a B#%*. Do you have any pictures of the skin on the bumper trimmed?? Also noticed it is real loose now, no problems, huh??
Thanks again for jumping in here!
Thanks again for jumping in here!
so yea... the front bumper cover being that actual outside painted front of the car right????
how do you get that off??? do you just cut the little plastic clips off and replace them? if so, then where to i get the little plastic clips to re-install the bumper cover?
how do you get that off??? do you just cut the little plastic clips off and replace them? if so, then where to i get the little plastic clips to re-install the bumper cover?
