Removing And Installing Usa Type Bumpers
General
Beginning with the 1973 models, all vehicles exported to the USA are equipped with bumpers with rubber bumper horns in front and rear, and reinforced bumper brackets. The bumper horns deform under heavy impact. Additional rubber supports are mounted on the rear bumper horn brackets to further support the bumper center section and upper part of bumper horns against the rear transverse member.
Removing Front Bumper
1. Detach bumper from fender sides; detach electrical wires if additional lamps are installed.
2. Detach bumper brackets from body (ahead of battery compartments). Remove bumper.
NOTE:
In vehicles equipped with air conditioning, it will be necessary to detach impact protection bars from the suspension control arm attaching points.
Disassembling Bumper
1. Unscrew bumper brackets (M 8 nuts nd Allen bolts).
2. Detach bumper horns
3. Remove bumper trim strip
4. Pull weather seal off bottom edge of fender and the lock t/ansverse panel.
Reassembling Bumper
1. Insert weather into front lock transverse panel, glue it in 5 the fenders.
2. install bumper trim strip (911 T) NOTE:
Trim strip containing a rubber liner should be ins'-lied by first ecuring the supporting strip to the bumper, then pressing and attaching one end of the rubber strip, and finally bending the rubber strip sides over nd sliding it onto the supporting strip.
3. Insta 1 bumper horns. NOTE :
If impact protection bars far the air conditioning system are to be installed, it will be necessary ,i first make an opening in the horn bottom through which the bar wil pass for attachment to the horn, as shown in the illustration. The other end of the bars is later secured to the outer control arm mounting points.
Bumpers
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