Hi all,

Does anyone know of any way to remove the front bumper chrome inserts without taking the bumper off?

The ones on mine have been painted to match the bumpers and I want to either get the paint off or replace them.

I know they clip on from behind.

Looks like I might be able to get the passenger side one off through the front wheel arch liner - I have long arms - but the drivers side one I can only get to the clip nearest the wheel owing to some cylinder in the way as you move round.

Any pointers appreciated as removing the bumper, although supposedly straightforward, is something I would like to try and avoid.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

TMW

 

You might be able to pry the chrome of, this is risky since it my scratch you paint and break the clips that hold it on. The only way I have done it is by taking the whole bumper off.
Good Luck- Andrew

 

Cheers.

That's kind-of what I'm thinking.

I reckon if I can get the left-hand one off through the wheel cover it will give me a good idea of what I'm up against on the other side.

We shall see what happens!

Regards
TMW

 

Only way to remove them is to pry them out; there are plastic body part remove kit at Harbor Freight, sale for few dollar, for the safety wrap the tool with a couple layers of old T-shirt. Good luck!.

 

Well, I managed to get them off. From the wheel arch I was able to unclip the initial holder then, as said, pry them off. A couple of challenges were found that the passenger side one had been screwed on and the heads were mashed but I just drilled them through. Then some brute force and arrogance on the rest (and a hammer and screwdriver...).

Took about half an hour to get them off then 5 minutes to get the new chrome ones on.



Much better now I think.

And then another slight modification was done...



Now he looks like a Jaguar should...

TMW