Replacing rear bumper cover - what to do?

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goblue90
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Postby goblue90 » Wed May 04, 2011 1:38 pm

SilverGhost wrote:I had the bumper on my '06 replaced three years ago. Although I don't have hands-on experience, I know that it isn't a cake walk. There are clips and screws and pop rivets scattered all around the thing. The pop rivets have to be drilled out. I know for a fact that the grill and headlights have to be removed in order to access all those things, as well as the black trim pieces along the lower edge. I had NO sheet metal damage, yet it took three body shop guys to "persuade" the new bumper to fit right. And, yes, it was OEM Nissan, not aftermarket.
No need to take out the headlights...

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It was a bit of a challenge getting the new plastic to go in though.
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SilverGhost
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Postby SilverGhost » Wed May 04, 2011 1:52 pm

volvite - no offense taken.

goblue - that's interesting about the headlights. My shop manager told me they would remove them, and they did just that. At the time, I understood that it was necessary. Based on your experience, however, that's obviously not the case.

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Postby ElegantSpoon » Thu May 05, 2011 2:01 pm

Keep it body coloured!!


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