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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 08:27 AM
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Question Stillen front lip: How do you remove your bumper now?

I'm hoping you guys with the Stillen front lip can give me some input. I'm working on putting in my aftermarket HID fogs, but i noticed that once you have the Stillen front lip on you cannot get to the bottom screws that hold the front bumper on. How do you remove your front bumper now? I'm hoping i can avoid drilling holes in the Stillen lip since i'm feeling particularly lazy and i'm pretty tight on time at the moment. Baking my headlights i was able to wiggle them out without fully removing the front bumper, but with the fogs i kind of need to get it all the way off. Any input would be appreciated!
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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I was able to put my bottom screws back on, it just took a little patience. taking the bumper off is the exact same process as it was without a lip, it just takes an extra few minutes to remove the bottom screws. I'd recommend waiting until you arent pressed for time and doing it right. dont drill holes in the lip, you will regret it.
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Guess when i have time i'll just throw it back up on the stands and take a closer look. I was hoping to get my fogs in and all of my demon eyes wired after work one night during the week. Oh well guess i'll just have to put it off.

Originally Posted by white09maxima
I was able to put my bottom screws back on, it just took a little patience. taking the bumper off is the exact same process as it was without a lip, it just takes an extra few minutes to remove the bottom screws. I'd recommend waiting until you arent pressed for time and doing it right. dont drill holes in the lip, you will regret it.
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by white09maxima
I was able to put my bottom screws back on, it just took a little patience. taking the bumper off is the exact same process as it was without a lip, it just takes an extra few minutes to remove the bottom screws. I'd recommend waiting until you arent pressed for time and doing it right. dont drill holes in the lip, you will regret it.
did you use a right angle screwdriver or something? i couldnt get to my bumper screws either when i was messing with my lights before. lip covered any access id have to them and my fingers couldnt move anything by themselves
Old Jun 27, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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yes i used a small right angle Snap-On with short philips bit. Had to jack the car to give myself enough room under there. It took about 10 minutes to fully tighten all 6 of the screws compared to 2 minutes before the lip
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