ATR84 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 9:47 am
Does this look like a job a relative novice can do without incident? I don't want to screw anything up
The way to look at it is, if you do it you are no longer a novice! Either you own the car, or the car owns you!
You've got a garage and driveway space, so no reason why you couldn't do a good job of it. Put down some rugs or towels so the bumper doesn't get scraped, take your time, and don't pull or tug anything too hard. Start early - check you've got the right tools, jack it up and remove the front wheels to give you better access/visibility. I always jack from the front towing eye (its pretty deep in under there), then wang 2 stands under the front sill jacking point areas, quick and easy but you need a pretty low profile jack and a long handle. Quicker than jacking the two rear ones separately.
Just make sure when you put the bumper back, the bumper isn't lifted too much, the bumper might end up rubbing the paint off the wing, then rust will creep in some years down the road.
An assistant might help with removal/refitting - although i tend to find the wife is usually reluctant in these tasks , standing there arms crossed 'Just tell me what you want me to do' , interrupting me whilst explaining what we are trying to do lol (i'm sure we have all had that!)
Otherwise, it looks pretty straight forward to me.
That's nothing.
