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Removing the front bumper, don't mind if I break it in the process, just want to replace them with some matte ones. Any advice is welcome, thanks

From memory it's held in with flexible plastic lugs that can snap if you lever it off, but fixing the new one on is straight forward - just push it in. So no, you don't have to remove the grille/bumper.

If you can get it out without breaking then buy the original one

Yes, put your fingers round the back and there is a plastic leg that snaps in place think it's the left looking at the front, the right is hooked round.

Already tried levering it out from the front, no joy though.

Surrey Sam wrote:If you can get it out without breaking then buy the original one

Lol, it's the original one i'm trying to remove.

denboy1 wrote:

Surrey Sam wrote:If you can get it out without breaking then buy the original one

Lol, it's the original one i'm trying to remove.

Sorry that was a typo...I meant to say that I'll be interested in the original should you manage to removed it without damage

denboy1 wrote:Already tried levering it out from the front, no joy though.

Try again, it's peasy. Lever from the side and use something long and thin like a screwdriver. Simples

If you have a replacement one in your hands you can see exactly what the clips look like and where they are.

MikeFish wrote:If you have a replacement one in your hands you can see exactly what the clips look like and where they are.

yea i tried that but only succeeding in marking the outer rings.

Are you sure a previous owner or alike hasn't glued it in? Just sayin'...

neilparf wrote:Are you sure a previous owner or alike hasn't glued it in? Just sayin'...

It's a possibility.

I had removed and replaced mine several times
Literally takes seconds
Pull out and towards the grill on the side with the '4'

ArthurPE wrote:Literally takes seconds

I suspect then, the previous owner liked his UHU...

denboy1 wrote:

MikeFish wrote:If you have a replacement one in your hands you can see exactly what the clips look like and where they are.

yea i tried that but only succeeding in marking the outer rings.

Are you trying to remover the Chrome Rings? If you are, then it's a bumper off job.