1. Open the hood and place it on the support.
2. Remove the engine crankcase guard (see Removal and installation mudguards and engine crankcase protection).
3. Loosen the six screws securing the front bumper to the radiator frame…
Note: This is how the screws that secure the front bumper to the radiator frame are located.
4. …and remove the screws.
5. In both front wheel arches, loosen the screws securing the front mudguards to the bumper…
6. …and remove the screws.
7. Loosen the tightening from underneath the car on both sides…
8. …and unscrew one screw securing the bumper to the body side members.
9. Use a screwdriver to pry up the fasteners of the four pins that secure the bumper to the front suspension subframe…
Note: This is how the pins that attach the front bumper to the front suspension subframe are located.
10. …remove the clips from the pistons…
11. …and then the pistons themselves.
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12. Taking hold of the side of the bumper on the left side of the car, carefully, one at a time, remove the bumper mounting clips on the front wing from the bumper holes..
13. …then detach the bumper from the wing. Similarly, detach the bumper from the wing on the right side of the car.
14. From the bottom of the car, on both sides, loosen one tie bolt securing the bumper to the front suspension subframe brackets…
15. …and remove the bumper brackets from the subframe brackets.
16. Move the bumper away from the body…
17. …by pressing the bumper wiring harness connector lock…
18. …disconnect it from the vehicle's wiring harness connector and remove the bumper.
19. If necessary, remove the upper and lower parts of the radiator grille and the energy absorbing element from the bumper (see Removal and installation the radiator grille).
20. If you removed the bumper for replacement, and the new bumper does not have an outside air temperature sensor, use a screwdriver to press the locking device of the sensor wiring harness block…
21. …and disconnect the connector from the sensor.
22. From the outside of the lower part of the radiator grille, use a screwdriver to press the outside air temperature sensor fasteners…
23. …and remove the sensor.
24. Use pliers to squeeze the clips of the two wire harness holders…
25. …and, having removed the holders from the bumper holes, remove the harness.
26. Install the wiring harness and outside air temperature sensor to the new bumper.
27. Install the front bumper and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.
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