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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / April 2006156 Front Bumper Removal
I'm looking to replace the headlight washer stop valve but the thing resides somewhere behind the black grill on the lower part of the front spoiler. The grill is riveted in place (damn!) and because the pipe runs in front of all the radiators, it looks like a front bumper removal job..urgh. Had a quick look before the rain started and found there's two torx screws holding the sides to the front wings (one has very limited access). There will be more though. Anyone removed the front bumper - any hints and tips (other than small tools and hands required)? What's the best way to do it - other than get someone else to do it?  SignatureZ Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!) hi its a tiny bit more involved than that. its been a couple of years since I did it last. I seem to remember there are 4 screws underneath which also hold the engine tray in place, 3 or 4 screws on top near the bonnet catch, 2 screws just below the bonnet catch. and 3 or 4 screws (each side) attaching the bumper to the wings. to get at the one on the wings your better off removing the inner wheel arches. its handy to have an extra pair of hands so not to drop or damage the paint work and it should come away. there are a variety of screw types, torque/hex/pozi. there might be some other bits and bob's that need to come off at least you've got an idea of what and where to look. Also when replacing the bumper make sure you have it the rights side of the engine tray. hope this helps Roger 156 SW > I'm looking to replace the headlight washer stop valve but the thing > resides somewhere behind the black grill on the lower part of the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > tools and hands required)? What's the best way to do it - other than > get someone else to do it? >hi >its a tiny bit more involved than that. Yeah..kinda thought so.. :-( >its been a couple of years since I did it last. >I seem to remember there are 4 screws underneath which also hold the engine [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >there might be some other bits and bob's that need to come off at least >you've got an idea of what and where to look. Certainly have! >Also when replacing the bumper make sure you have it the rights side of the >engine tray. Good one! >hope this helps Certainly..thanks very much! It's a good idea to know roughly where all the screws are in a job like this as, if I miss one, the weight of the bumper will probably just snap the plastic! SignatureZ Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!) Hi Its not a hard job, and once removed the refit is alot faster. roger >>hi >>its a tiny bit more involved than that. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > all the screws are in a job like this as, if I miss one, the weight of > the bumper will probably just snap the plastic! Did you get my e-mail? Sent to the above account, but with "nospamthanks." removed. Should be of help... Mark >Did you get my e-mail? Sent to the above account, but with "nospamthanks." >removed. Should be of help... Sorry I didn't get that. I've checked the Email is working so I can only assume you missed the requirement to put the word Alfa somewhere in the title (see sig). The reason for that extra step is that when I started out in Newsgroups I used an unprotected address so the *Alfa* word subject filter fixes the spam nicely. Can you re-send Mark? Thanks, SignatureZ Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!) |
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