colavit0

Anyone ever replace the front bumber cover on their gx? Mine has a crack and I can get another one but wasn't sure how difficult it would be to swap it out, I guess the toughest part would seem to be the fog lights. Thanks

dliugear

You can pull off the fog very easily, that's all I know.

clubsport

if it's near center then you can get a sport bumper trim from sewell to cover it up, no need to waste money for a crack if you can't unable to fix it yourself, gl

RCsGX

The foglights are held in by a 10mm bolt, it literally takes 30 secs. to remove. Crawl under the front bumper and youll see the bolt. Remove it and pull the foglight towards you to remove it (its held in by a pressure clip and the 10mm bolt). Id say thats the easiest part.

The rest is just misc bolts / clips you need to remove in able to take off the bumper.

BlairC

it is probably like most bumper covers. time consuming but if you go slow, not hard.

colavit0

Thanks for all the replies. Yea I wanted to fix it but its on the very low driver corner and seems pretty flimsy. I'll keep the post updated on what I decide to do to help anyone else in the future

06isDriver

I've taken the bumper off multiple times when making mock ups of this full steel plate bumper I've been designing for the GX.

Just go slow your first time, and take special note to remove all the clips and screws. You'll need to remove that plastic radiator cover first, then the three plastic clips in the bumper under that radiator cover. Now, you've got about 15 different screws/bolts, youll have to remove from underneath in order to free the bumper from the skid plates and what not. Remove the ones that attach the fender lines to the bumper too.

I usually try to completely disengage the fender liners from the bumper before attempting to remove it or loosen it at all. They are highly restricitve if they are still attached. You'll also want to reinstall these first when you put the new bumper on. They tuck back into the proper places really only one way. You'll get it.

Also at the corners of the bumper when you're ready to try and remove it, first you need to remove the plastic clip and screw you find tucked up in that fender well area. Then, you'll need to pull down slightly and out. THis will remove that notch holding the edge of the bumper. Now, you need to gently pull and wiggle the bumper away from the front of the truck focusing on that area where the bumper and fender square to each other. Theres a rather large lobe that interlocks those two and it can seem stubborn.This should dislodge the lobes much easier than just yanking on it furiously. Those lobes actually start where the bumper sort of squares itself right at the metal fender. You'll see what I mean.

Repeat on the other side


Good luck, once you get it off the first time, it'll be a piece of cake putting the other one on!