Removing front spoiler and bumper

[Jukka]

My front spoiler and bumper needs fixing and new paint. It's easier to fix and paint them if I remove them.

What is best way to remove them? Is it possible to remove then without removing coolers and fans? My car is -96 V8.

Jukka

[glynherron]

My front spoiler and bumper needs fixing and new paint. It's easier to fix and paint them if I remove them.

What is best way to remove them? Is it possible to remove then without removing coolers and fans? My car is -96 V8.

Jukka

The man problem you will ba faced with is that the bolts will be so rusted up that the majority will shear, which means drilling the captive nuts out - no fun.

The next problem will be the captive fixings in the front boot that secure the under trays - they dont's staycaptive long and will probably need replacing as well.

It really is a pain in the backside, and if it were mine, I would have them painted on the car, and flick the paint in to the wings to hide any colour changes between the new and old paint.

If your up to the challenge, then:

Remove undertrays

Separate and remove the front spolier from the bumper - about 12 bolts (disconnect the bolts securing the fog lights - 4 nuts/bolts, and their wires)

Remove the 4 screws in the wheel arch that fasten the bumper to the plastic filler piece. Remove the nuts that hold the bumper to the body, about 10 - disconnect the wiring to the indicator/side light units

Replace all fixing with stainless to make it easier next time !!

Let us know how you get on

Glyn

[Jukka]

Spoiler and bumper are now removed. Difficulties to remove undertrays, captive fixings must be replaced. I got all bolts open without drilling. But I think my hands are too big to to things like that! Job was harder than I supposed.

Car looks 'naked' without spoiler and bumper! Trying to find new foglamps. I have read that Saab has same foglams, they are quite common here.

[glynherron]

Hi Jukka

Glad things worked out OK for you - well done!

Saab 9000 foglights are identical, I bought 1 from ebay for