How To Replace Front Bumper Cover 2002-06 Honda CR-V

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In this video we're going to show you how to remove and reinstall the front bumper cover on this 2003 Honda CRV. It's actually a pretty easy operation. Tools you'll need are a flat blade screwdriver, and 8mm and 10mm sockets with a ratchet and extension.

You're going to start by removing six body clips: two here, there, there and then these two here. They are pretty easy. Just use a screwdriver to pry up the middle, pull the middle out, and then pry the clip right up and out. I'm going to fast-forward while I remove those. Now, there's a series of fasteners along the bottom. The first is up underneath. There's an 8mm bolt right there. Use an extension and a socket. On each side there are two 10mm bolts, one there, and one there. Then there's going to be two more of these clips, see one's missing on this side. Then on the other side again there are two 10mm bolts and the 8mm bolt up in there. We'll fast-forward again as I remove those. You can see I work at that lower clip a little longer, that's because, usually when they're in the bottom they gather a little bit of dirt and sand in them, makes them a little tougher so you just have to work at prying the middle out. Then I just remove the two 8mm bolts and the four 10mm bolts. Actually it didn't come apart quite like it should have. Normally the grille is actually pinned on to here, but it does slide out. Mine has been broken in a couple of different places.

The grille has these here so what you want to do is just follow in here and there's a slot here and there should be on here, but it's broken off on this grill. What you do is lift this up then we reach right in through here, push up on your connector, and make sure that the tab slides in. So, that's in all together there. Obviously you would make sure the same thing happens on that side. Make sure this all goes together. I'll fast-forward as I just put those body clips back in. In the shot before, basically, I put a body clip in where the lower grille attaches and then slid the tab of the lower grille around the body clip. Over here on the side make sure that you push your inner fender up underneath, like that. I'm going to fast-forward as I put the fasteners in from the bottom. It's turns out that my CRV has a little bit of damage to the front left corner, so I've worked that corner in there a little bit and then once I get it right I use the 8mm bolt that goes up top, then the two 10mm bolts down in the corners, the body clip in the middle and then the other side.

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