Front Bumper - Subaru 2004 Forester Service Manual

5. Front Bumper

A: REMOVAL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Loosen the two clips to remove the mud guard and
front under cover.
3) Turn over the mud guard, and remove two inside
clips which securing front bumper to fender.
4) Turn over the mud guard, and disconnect the fog
light connector before removing a bolt and clip
which installed to under side of fog light hole.
Front Bumper
5) Remove the front grille and front grille side.
<Ref. to EI-18, REMOVAL, Front Grille.>
6) Remove the eight clips, and pull out the bumper
slightly.
7) Remove the E/A FORM from bumper beam.
EI-00031
E/A FORM may easily break. Do not apply exces-
sive force to it during removal.
8) Remove the bumper beam.
EI-00032
9) Remove the eight bolts to disassemble the front
bumper beam.
EI-00033
EI-23
EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM
EI-00034
EI-00035
EI-00036
EI-00095