I believe it's time...

[Raistlin]

... to pluck up the courage to remove my front bumper.

 

Has anybody done this task please?

 

Is it as easy as it suggests in JTIS and, more importantly, is it a job that one man could do without scratching paintwork?

 

Any info gratefully received.

[Old Peter]

Good luck with that, Paul.

 

I have seen a diagram on how to do it and it looks straightforward for an engineer, but there are a lot of screws to look out for.

 

Regards,

 

Peter. 

[Guest]

If you give me your email address I can send you a PDF showing the removal in detail if that would be helpful.

[Raistlin]

Thanks Harvey:)

[yelnats69]

I have done it and with very limited space and tools (head light repair) , and would say is pretty easy.

why are you removing the bumper?

where do you live?

I need to remove mine, maybe we could do it together? a friend helped me.

[Raistlin]

Hi Stan, thanks for the info.

 

My main concern is the possibility f damaging the paintwork if I attempt it single-handed

 

Unfortunately we are a considerable distance apart, me living in Wolverhampton.

 

I need to get my bumper off to retro-fit headlight power wash.

[red-z]

There is at least one vid on YouTube showing how this is done and shows all the bolts/screws to undo.  Just do a google search.

[Raistlin]

There is at least one vid on YouTube showing how this is done and shows all the bolts/screws to undo.  Just do a google search.

 

 

Well, yes, I did try that before mentioning it here. Perhaps you'd be helpful enough to provide some links please Robin? Clearly I've not used the right search parameters.

[Guest]

I admire your interest in fitting extras to your car however I have had several cars with headlamp wash and have never seen the great advantage. Yet more to go wrong?

[Old Peter]

I had never had headlamp washers until I had my first Jaguar.  Even my Rover Sterling with all the bells and whistles did not have them, and I nearly came to grief because of dirty headlamps.

 

I had not been very far off the M1, using the A5 when I pulled into a layby to clean the headlanps, and nearly hit some armco and definitely hit a bad pothole which I could not see.  Two new tyres later I looked up how to get washers fitted!  I changed the car instead.

 

Peter. 

[Raistlin]

Well, yes, I did try that before mentioning it here. Perhaps you'd be helpful enough to provide some links please Robin? Clearly I've not used the right search para

 

There is at least one vid on YouTube showing how this is done and shows all the bolts/screws to undo.  Just do a google search.

 

Could really do with a link to the at least one video you mention please Robin. I just can't find anything on Google / Youtube.

[stanboy]

Not quite what you want, but a start?

http://www.jaguarforum.com/showthread.php?t=26474

[Raistlin]

Thanks Stanley. It's very good of you to research that for me :) 

 

 

I'd still like to see the video(s) though please - if anybody can find them.