Front Bumper Removal

[nifty]

So I just got my HIDs in the mail today and I started to remove the front bumper as according to the guide on here, when I got to the end I could not pull the bumper off . I THINK that its due to their being a molding strip around the wheel well. Anyone else have problem removing the bumper?

[johnny_d]

are you talking about the rubber weather guard stuff in the wheel well? they have clips that you can pop off.

[nifty]

I think we are talking about the same thing... Where are the clips?

[adidas2go]

zerothread?id=293381

[nifty]

That is the tutorial that I followed. Here is a picture of the problem:



There is a strip there that is not in that guide. It seems to just be stuck on so I do not want to pull it off. Anyone else have this problem?

[adidas2go]

thats an aftermarket mod. Its unique to your car

[nifty]

It came from the dealer like this, I bought it new.

[adidas2go]

right, its aftermarket installed by your dealer. I would ask them

[miravete]

that looks like the plastic stuff that goes inside the wheel area thingy.there should be pastic screws on the wall behind the tire...

[nifty]

I had to cut through it with a real fine blade, it was definitely what was stopping me from removing the bumper. You cant really see the cut at all so its ok.

[gatorglaze]

I really dont think that was a good idea to cut. What if something was off with the car so the dealership threw on that strip to cover it up? You know they would do some crap like that.

[johnny_d]

i had that on my car, and wheel locks, and pin stripes and the moonroof shield... and I didn't pay for any of that

[nifty]

I'm not worried about it, you cant even see the cut when the bumper was put back on. Both the front and the rear have it so I doubt it was just something they threw on to cover something up. Anyway HIDs look fantasti!..... Only problem is when I reconnected everything my sub isn't working anymore

[prlwhitecoupe]

Those are fender protectors....theres is another person who has all the items you are talking about on her A/C as well, in addition to GOLD, yes GOLD emblems; all from the dealership at no extra cost....

here is her page..

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2996344

[alphapig]

Those are fender protectors....theres is another person who has all the items you are talking about on her A/C as well, in addition to GOLD, yes GOLD emblems; all from the dealership at no extra cost....

I beg to differ! The cost of the gold emblems and fender protectors is in the time a person would spend getting that crap off