my front bumper is sitting out a bit from the left side light, more so than the right side.
could this be a broken mounting or some dodgy fitting work

 

Check both the retainers are fitted either side, you will probably find that one is missing.

 

as simon says there are two black plastic pins which clip into a vee shaped mounting , these can come loose , they situated inside bumber on the sides , mines was loose when i got my car got local coach works to re align it for a few quid, but am sure you could do it yourself .
regards stookay

 

do they just push in or what way are the clips fitted

 

I bought a set today as I had one missing:-

 

Actually just fitted the round twisty thing with the arrow. But whats the other bit for? Thought I'd work it out but I haven't a clue

 

Each end of the bumper has two fixings,

The top bumper fixings (top two in pic) locate in a sort of plastic slot that is fixed to the bodywork just at the leading edge of the wheelarch,

The other twist fittings (bottom two in pic) help secure the bottom edges of the bumper to the bodywork from inside the wheelarch (Push in and twist 45 deg)

hope that helps ......

 

As jon says,ive got some pics but photo*uckit isnt playing at the mo

 

If you could sort a pic Radman I'll be greatful as I'm still not getting it do you know the part number so I can look it up on microcat to get the pic?

 

TOP bumper lug slides into top cup,lower twist in fixing goes through lower hole and into bumper

 

 

yeha, looked at her the night and it the twisty bit thats missing, can these fixings be got from ford and what sort of Ł are they

for the help lads, just need the water leek sorted and we good for the summer

 

Got mine off ebay mate as I couldn't find them on microcat

 

theyre only pennies mate,just hope its only the twist in part thats missing and that the part it fixes to isnt broken

 

saw some of the plastic fittings on ebay if thats any help

 

aye the plate they fit to is in perfect order, just the wee twisty thing that is missing, thanks lads

 

How do you go about taking the front bumper off? Bought the clips just need to bother my ar$e to fit them!

Cheers

 

remove clips, fogs and indicators,then under the bumper and behind it are 4 bolts 2 in each chassis leg,front ones need to be removed back ones just loosened,then it pulls off,dont forget to disconnect the h/lamp washer hose at the bottle end from under bumper, do not remove the torx headed adjusters from below the number plate area,these are not designed to be removed as they are for height adjustment only

 

Nick,

I always remove those as that's LOADS easier.

 

problem is geert,they have a weld on the end to stop them coming out,so it either snaps off if your lucky,or strips the threads in the process then its a pain of a job drilling out holes etc to get another bolt to fit , as [yes youve guessed it] this is a special bolt which isnt available separately

 

Mine then snapped off but I've had replaced bolts made up at a local place because the head was worn out.

Now, where are those 4 bolts you are talking about?
Are these as easily reachable as those 2 I'm talking about?
Pictures would be nice.

 

no,not as easy mate,next time you remove bumper just look at the other end of the brackets that you removed your bolts from

 

How the hell will I be able to see these m8.

Do you have ANY idea on how low my car is???

 

about as low as mine,lol,you can see em easy without bumper on

 

Right, another task at hand AFTER the NBR.
Don't wanna risk not being able to drive up there without the front bumper.