Subaru 2009 IMPREZA, Service Manual

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EI-29
Front Bumper
EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM
7. Front Bumper
A: REMOVAL
1. FRONT BUMPER FACE
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the clip of the front grille.
3) Turn over the front mud guard, and remove the
clips connecting the fender and bumper.
4) Remove the clips at the lower side of bumper.
5) Disconnect the fog light connector. (Model with
fog light)
6) Detach the flange sections on the bumper face
side from guide bracket (A).
CAUTION:
Do not pull forcibly. It may damage the flange
sections of the bumper face.
NOTE:
It is easier to detach them from the fender side in
the order from (1) to (3), while pulling up the
bumper face to the direction of arrow (B) (upward).
7) Remove the bumper from the vehicle body.
8) Remove the front grille from bumper face. <Ref.
to EI-24, REMOVAL, Front Grille.>
9) Remove the fog light from bumper face. <Ref. to
LI-20, REMOVAL, Front Fog Light Assembly.>
2. FRONT BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the front bumper face. <Ref. to EI-29,
FRONT BUMPER FACE, REMOVAL, Front
Bumper.>
3) Remove the bolts, and remove the bumper
beam assembly from vehicle body.
NOTE:
After all bolts are removed, raise the whole bumper
beam a little to remove it from vehicle body.
EI-02028
EI-01784
EI-01785
EI-01723
(1)
(2)
(3)
(B)
(A)
EI-01786