fatherpain
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Ok here is the J's Racing Front Wing Spoiler Lip install. First step is to remove the bumper which has been previously covered here. However will briefly recap for the purpose of this install. Recycling a couple pix until I remember to take updated ones. Remove all of the plastic fasteners and bolts, then disengage the airbox rubber seal from the cooling plates. Remove the plates and set aside.
Remove the rubber hood seal. Be care not to lose the plastic pins, which easily fall out.
Raise the car using some sort of jack or lift. Block if needed to ensure there is no way for the car to drop while you are underneath. From under the car, remove all of the plastic push clips that secure the lip, by popping the head with a flat screwdriver then lifting out.
Remove any bolts using a 10mm socket. Some may use Allen head screws. This isn't the lip, but these will need to come out also, to remove the plastic under tray. More on that later.
Remove these (2) Phillips screws on each end.
Then remove these (3) screws and repeat for the other side.
Reach behind and gently pry this corner of the bumper out. Once it separates, stop.
There are (2) plastic tabs under the headlights that need to be depressed to release the bumper. Lightly pull the corner that was released in the previous step to provide some extra room to insert a small flat screwdriver or pick tool.
With the tabs released, the bumper will pull away a little.
There are (2) tabs on the eyebrows to release as well... Then the bumper should be completely free.
Now carefully pull the bumper off. I like to have something ready to set it on. Stools can come in handy. The EZ car lift is ideal for this job, as the lift is adjustable to any height using the drill input. I like to have the car set just above the stools before removal. My bumper is pulled back this far, because I have fog light extender cables… So be careful how far you pull yours back so not to snap the OEM fog wiring.
Disconnect the fogs then the bumper is ready to fully remove. Be careful not to let the bumper fall forward while doing this.
Bumper and OEM lip removed. Advise setting on something soft to avoid scratching the paint.
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