Technical How to remove front bumper (3dr)?

[santa]

As the topics says, how do you remove the front bumper from a 3dr stilo?

How many screws are there and where are they?

 

[Stu DemonD]

I keep meaning to post up this guide - I did it on the 5 door when I swapped over bumpers.

I am off out now, but will try and upload the pics and guidance later, ok

 

[santa]

Sounds great.

I'm not planning on doing it right now anyway, so no rush.

 

[Rich]

This is gonna be useful to me too, got to (sometime) replace the passenger side headlight on mine so need to know how to get the bumper off!

 

[Stu DemonD]

Aargh, I can't find the info I got off Bennyboy about how he did mine - I have trawled through my emails and PMs as well...

I will need to look at the pics, and go from there - it wasn't that hard to do, but there were a few very awkward nuts under the front wheel arches.

 

[Rich]

From what I've been told Stu you're right; it's undo the 3 (or 2 on latest models) screws holding each wheelarch liner to the front bumper, then undo the 3 screws at the top, then the 5 (i think) at the bottom.

Don't have a clue about the grille.

Then there are indeed some, i believe 2 bolts, inside each front wheel arch and wing that hold the bumper on; my FIAT dealer said that you need to take both wheels and arch liners out but it doesn't look like you and Ben did . . .

 

[Deckchair5]

Here you go
This is how it was described I beleive by Bennyboy. Credits to the author

"Removing the front bumper
There are 3 screws that hold the splash panel/inner arch lining on, undo these & you should be able to ft your hand inside.

There is an 8mm self tapping screw & a T30 torx bolt, undo these & remove & repeat the process on the other ide of the car.

There are 4 T30 torx bolts just above the grill, undo these & remove. Hope you don't mind getting dirty(no jokes please! ) Get on the floor & underneath you will see 2 10mm bolts that hold the front of the undertray on, remove these & you will see 2 T30 torx bolts underneath, remove these & the 2 on the ends of the bumper & it should pull free!"

Sounds like fun!

 

[Stu DemonD]

Ah, maybe I did post it after all, all I know was that I wanted to do a proper guide with pics, etc.

What thread did you get the above from?

 

[Rich]

Hmm, so I was near enough lol

 

[Deckchair5]

"What thread did you get the above from?"

I've no idea Stu. I try to keep my own records of anything useful like "How to..." descriptions in case I think I might need em one day.

 

[Stu DemonD]

Well, glad you found it - it drove me crazy trying to find it, lol. I got a fwe more pics at home, from when mine was dropped, so now a guide looks imminent

 

[Stu DemonD]

Ah, here it is:

https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=39039&highlight=removing+front+bumper+stilo

He must have also PM'd me the same details....