official front bumper removal DIY.

[hyperspeed]

okay..ive been browsing through the archives and apparently no one has real step by step removal instructions for the front bumper, and i dont either. lol... so can someone please post it??

how do i get to the 3 screws located under the signals? take off headlights? and then how do i get those 2 long bolts out? where are thye located? what else do i have to take off/out to get the front bumper out?

step by step instructions would help

[hyperspeed]

1. remove wheels.
2. remove fender lining?? (is this necessary?)

[AtlasAvant]

1st, fog light covers pops out by tabs with a flat screwdriver

umm, 2 long bolts, from front, look from beneath, use whatever possible to take them out, they are freaking long

then, turn ur wheels to a side, take off carpets, until u got space to reach the 3 bolts from behind, and take them out as well
(easier if u got the time to take out wheels and whole liner)

and bottom belly when u can jack the car up
then just pull it out....

dont have the time to put up the instruction from bentley yet...sorry, i got the instruction a while ago...

[hyperspeed]

can u put pics on whenenver u get the chance? actually im more interested in taking off my rieger front cuz the shop installed it.. i just dunno where to start

[AtlasAvant]

yawn, time to sleep =D


1 - Bumper cover
Front wheels removed
Front half of wheel housing liner unfastened (Page 66-18).
Removing:
- Unscrew collared hexagon nuts -11- on both sides.
- Unscrew combi bolts -6- from guide piece -2-.
- Unscrew hexagon socket-head bolt -9- and pull bumper cover and impact bar forwards and out.

Installing:
- Before installing bumper, press clips into fenders (Page 63-3).
- When installing engage retainer tab of bumper cover in clip -4-.
- Engage bumper cover -1- in guide piece -2-.
- Tighten collared hexagon nuts -11-.
- Install hexagon socket-head bolts -9-

Note:

Impact absorber self-adjusts its height in relation to crossmember (Page 63-4).

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2 - Guide piece
Removing (Page 63-7).
3 - Fender
4 - Clip
When installing bumper cover -1- make sure that retainer tab is engaged in clip.
5 - Wheel housing liner
6 - Combi bolt
1 Nm
7 - Air inlet grille
8 - Air inlet grille
9 - Hexagon socket-head bolt
Only screw in on completion of bumper assembly.
Height adjustment in relation to crossmember takes place automatically (Page 63-4).
23 Nm
10 - Impact absorber
11 - Collared hexagon nut
5 Nm

[dukez]

Now its time to move it into the DIY forums. OWNED. :D

[hyperspeed]

**score**

[AudiFinz]

its easier without the bentley ...... IMO

[foofighter]

quite true removal of the front bumper isn't nearly as involved as doing the rear bumper on the Avant

[Saturnine]

Aint that the truth

Originally posted by foofighter
quite true removal of the front bumper isn't nearly as involved as doing the rear bumper on the Avant

[aoh]

Hey Jeff I just took off my front bumper to put on my rieger front...if you need help i can always help. It isnt that hard

[hyperspeed]

oh cool.. i just want instructions on takin off the rieger bumper

[fongaroos]

thats a really good picture...

hopefully ill be able to use it soon...

and yah... this should go in the DIY

[Janus]

yawn, time to sleep =D


1 - Bumper cover
Front wheels removed
Front half of wheel housing liner unfastened (Page 66-18).
Removing:
- Unscrew collared hexagon nuts -11- on both sides.
- Unscrew combi bolts -6- from guide piece -2-.
- Unscrew hexagon socket-head bolt -9- and pull bumper cover and impact bar forwards and out.

Installing:
- Before installing bumper, press clips into fenders (Page 63-3).
- When installing engage retainer tab of bumper cover in clip -4-.
- Engage bumper cover -1- in guide piece -2-.
- Tighten collared hexagon nuts -11-.
- Install hexagon socket-head bolts -9-

Note:

Impact absorber self-adjusts its height in relation to crossmember (Page 63-4).

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2 - Guide piece
Removing (Page 63-7).
3 - Fender
4 - Clip
When installing bumper cover -1- make sure that retainer tab is engaged in clip.
5 - Wheel housing liner
6 - Combi bolt
1 Nm
7 - Air inlet grille
8 - Air inlet grille
9 - Hexagon socket-head bolt
Only screw in on completion of bumper assembly.
Height adjustment in relation to crossmember takes place automatically (Page 63-4).
23 Nm
10 - Impact absorber
11 - Collared hexagon nut
5 Nm

No offense, but that's a really poor DIY. There has since been published a much better one here: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Bumper-Removal

[n7plus1]

lol, mines only on by the 3 bolts to teh fenders on either side. remove headlights, remove 6 bolts, bumper off.

[NyteEscape]

No offense, but that's a really poor DIY. There has since been published a much better one here: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Bumper-Removal

not to criticize, but the link you gave is for a b7.

[itsmatt33]

holy 2004 thread bump. heard of a4mods.com much?

[Lusticles]

lol, mines only on by the 3 bolts to teh fenders on either side. remove headlights, remove 6 bolts, bumper off.

Plus the two really long bolts holding the bumper impact bar to the frame of the car. Unless I took those out for no reason

[Scrwedtxboy31]

A4mods.com has it here with the reiger bumper actually however it is the same as stock

[non_quattro02]

You don't need to take the wheels off. Take the headlights off and you can access the 3 screws on each side connecting the bumper to the fender. Also. I thought the 2 long bolts are not suppose to be removed completely. Just loosen them to the point where the bumper can be pulled off.

[doublezero30]

No offense, but that's a really poor DIY. There has since been published a much better one here: http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...Bumper-Removal

dude, did you really bump a thread thats 7 years old to post a link to a 2 year old thread saying its a "better" DIY when infact it is not a DIY for the B6 at all but a B7??? REALLY???

lol, mines only on by the 3 bolts to teh fenders on either side. remove headlights, remove 6 bolts, bumper off.

haha mine too. i just wish i could get my caractere to fit correctly in those stupid plastic clips on the sides.

[passatkid]

Plus the two really long bolts holding the bumper impact bar to the frame of the car. Unless I took those out for no reason

I just leave mine loss, if I get in accident the bar will be pushed into the absorbers.

[Kwarner]

most failed necro bump ever

[michgo]

Why are you guys removing the headlights? I have 3 fender bolts on each side and thats it. Hmmm...

[doublezero30]

Why are you guys removing the headlights? I have 3 fender bolts on each side and thats it. Hmmm...

to access those nuts on the inside of the fenders. theres no possibly way to reach them without removing the headlights.

[airjordan223]

hammer

[James18]

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...tml&category=5

[michgo]

Try this..

Clock your wheel left/right all the way. Peel back the fender liner, get an extension in there, loosen the 3 nuts off, undo bumper tabs.

I have 2 bumpers I run often and this is how I do it. The headlights can become a pain in the butt after awhile

[Chris_tA_4]

Try this..

Clock your wheel left/right all the way. Peel back the fender liner, get an extension in there, loosen the 3 nuts off, undo bumper tabs.

I have 2 bumpers I run often and this is how I do it. The headlights can become a pain in the butt after awhile

yep what he said ^^^