How to Remove Front Bumper 2005-09 Chevy Equinox
Created on: 2019-04-16
How to remove or replace a damaged, scratched, or broken front bumper cover on 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, Chevy Equinox
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step 1 :Removing the Front Bumper
- With a trim tool, remove the grille trim
- Remove four 10 mm bolts along the top of the grille
- Underneath the vehicle, where the plastic trim is attached to the frame, remove the three trim fasteners with a trim tool
- Underneath the vehicle, remove the two trim fasteners on each side near the wheels
- Remove enough trim fasteners to pull away the front of the driver side fender liner
- Remove enough of the driver side fender liner to access the bumper cover
- Remove the 7 mm bolt attaching the bumper cover to the fender at the driver side wheel well
- Use needle nose pliers to remove the two clips attaching the bumper cover to the body panel behind the driver side fender liner
- Disconnect the driver side fog light electrical connector
- Remove enough trim fasteners to pull away the front of the passenger side fender liner
- Remove enough of the passenger side fender liner to access the bumper cover
- Remove the 7 mm bolt attaching the bumper cover to the fender at the passenger side wheel well
- Use needle nose pliers to remove the two clips attaching the bumper cover to the body panel behind the passenger side fender liner
- Disconnect the passenger side fog light electrical connector
- Slide the bumper cover forward
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step 2 :Replacing the Front Bumper
- Line up the bumper cover and push clips in on each side
- Connect the fog light electrical connectors on each side
- Replace the 7 mm bolt connecting bumper cover to the fender on each side
- Replace the fender liner, and fasteners on each side
- Replace the trim fasteners underneath the vehicle near the wheels on each side
- Replace the three middle trim fasteners underneath the vehicle
- Replace the four 10 mm bolts along the top of the grille
- Press in the grille trim piece
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
7mm Socket
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Needle nose pliers
Trim Tool Set
What's up, guys? I'm Andy from 1A Auto. In this video, I'm going to show you how to remove and reinstall the front bumper on this 2008 Chevy Equinox. If you need parts for your vehicle, click the link in the description and head over to 1AAuto.com.
We're going to take this trim piece off, we're going to use some trim tools. Just get underneath here and pry this out. This one's coming out very easily. It's been out before. Get underneath, pry in here, slide that out. There should be some clips that hold all these in.
We're going to take these four bolts out. I'm going to use a 10 millimeter socket and ratchet. Now that's loose.
Underneath here, we're going to use this trim tool. We actually sell this trim tool at 1AAuto.com. We want to take these three fasteners out. Slide the center out. Pull that out. You do the same with the others. Then on the side, I'm going to take these two trim clips out on this side and also on the other side.
I'm going to use this trim tool, take some of these clips out. I want to remove some of this inner fender well. If you need to, you can remove the wheel if it makes it easier.
Just going to peel this back a little bit. I don't have to remove it completely. Just get that out of the way. Now, there's a screw or a bolt right here. I'm going to use a seven millimeter socket and ratchet to take it out. Take that out.
And now I'm going to use some needle-nose pliers. On the inside here, there's some clips right here and right here. I just want to squeeze the clip so that I can release the tabs. You might be able to just grab it and pull, but it's a little bit safer to push down with needle-nose. Just like that. Then we want to disconnect the fog light. We'll just take a straight blade screwdriver, I'm just going to release the connector tabs, slide that, and as I disconnect this side, the other side clicks back in. And then release that side, and just pull it down like that. And then we're going to do the same with the other side.
Then you can grab the bumper from the top and the bottom and just slide it forward. If you need a hand, grab a partner to help you.
Okay, I'll just take this bumper. If you need an assistant, grab some help. Just get this lined up. Just like that. And on the side, you're going to want to push those clips in. Same with the other side. Make sure you line these clips up right here and right there. Line those up, push them in. All right. Don't forget to connect the fog lights. You're going to do that on both sides, lock them in place. Now we'll take this screw and get this lined up, get this started. Take my seven millimeter socket and ratchet, tighten this down. You want to make sure that this bumper's lined up with the fender. Take this inner fender liner, get this lined up, and then take the push pins, put those back in. And then we'll do the same with the other side.
All right, now we want to push these push clips up over here on this side, and do the same with the other side. And then we want to put the push pins in here, these three. And then put these bolts back in the top, there's four of them. And take a 10 millimeter socket and ratchet and tighten them down.
Now we're going to take this trim piece, if any of these clips came off, if you still have them you're going to want to put those clips back on. Get those lined up, positioned. And lock it in place.
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