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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Removing Front Bumper

I'm upgrading my 8K HID bulbs to 10K i'm sick of paying someone to do this.
So when i start to remove the front bumper are there just two bolts under
the left and right wheel well holding it? and after i remove them is that enough to just get the bumper to hang down so i can remove the housing?
Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:35 PM
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Wow this has been discussed a million times and I thought was in the stickies. BTW you do know you don't need to remove the bumper. Below I pasted the directions for changing the bulbs(from Edify11) ... next time check the stickies first and/or do a search. If you find you need to remove bumper look at this http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=336403

Changing headlight bulbs:

For the driver's side you need to remove the intake or the stock air filter. This will give you access to the bulb. For the passenger's side, remove the fluid reservoir (there's 2 10mm bolts holding it in place). After that you'll need to remove the fill tube for the windshield washer fluid. You can do this by twisting it counter clockwise. After that you should have access to the bulb.

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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Lovemycar
I'm upgrading my 8K HID bulbs to 10K i'm sick of paying someone to do this.
So when i start to remove the front bumper are there just two bolts under
the left and right wheel well holding it? and after i remove them is that enough to just get the bumper to hang down so i can remove the housing?
Here ya go.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=336403
Old Feb 5, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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I took my bumper off last saturday. Heres what is entailed: First remove the 9 clips from underneath the front bumper. They hold the plastic shroud underneath our cars to the front bumper and chassis. There are 5 towards the front and 4 towards the rear. Next you can remove the 2 phillips head screws on the bottom of the bumper (2 on each side) near the wheel wells. Next pull the plastic fenderwells out just enough to get your hand behind them and remove the 2 bolts on each side that hold the bumper up. One right by the edge of the well and one towards the front a little. Lastly remove the 2 outer clips that hold the top of the bumper to the frame under the hood, in the front of the car, by the intake. You do not need to remove the grille from the bumper. Once these two clips are out you are done. Gently pull the bumper off, there are these clips kinda that hold the bumper on, under each headlight do be careful.
EDIT:: This by the way was my first time taking it off and it only took about 20 minutes.
Old Feb 5, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by carlosr
Wow this has been discussed a million times and I thought was in the stickies. BTW you do know you don't need to remove the bumper. Below I pasted the directions for changing the bulbs(from Edify11) ... next time check the stickies first and/or do a search. If you find you need to remove bumper look at this http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=336403

Changing headlight bulbs:

For the driver's side you need to remove the intake or the stock air filter. This will give you access to the bulb. For the passenger's side, remove the fluid reservoir (there's 2 10mm bolts holding it in place). After that you'll need to remove the fill tube for the windshield washer fluid. You can do this by twisting it counter clockwise. After that you should have access to the bulb.
BTW these instructions are for changing the blinkers or fogs, the headlights are quite a bit harder to get to. Someone said they have done it/seen it done but I don't see how. Bumper removal is pretty easy (and better on the hands!)
Old Feb 6, 2008 | 05:17 AM
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Thanks guys sorry for the repost
Old Feb 6, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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Why 10K?

What a waste...
Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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how much do they charge for installation anyway? cause i need someone to install my 6k...
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