Front Bumper cover removal

jbprius01 · 03-26-2008, 11:51 AM

Can someone please post the instructions for the front bumper cover removal on a 2005 Prius please?

koa · 03-26-2008, 01:17 PM

Here are some pictures from an old thread which might help you.
HID Foglight Install

Doc Willie · 03-27-2008, 10:30 PM

Is this something one could do at home?

TheForce · 03-27-2008, 10:36 PM

The bumper cover is easy to remove once you work through all the bolts. It can easily be removed, worked on, and put back on the car in the matter of hours. I have done it a few times and I'm about to do it again shortly.

NoMoShocks · 03-30-2008, 12:03 AM

I just took mine off and reinstalled it today because I am going to do some modifications to my Fog Lights, which are now off the car. It started snowing right in the middle of my work, which is a little out of season around here.

Here is what you do. All scews have 10 mm hex heads. You need to remove about 5 screws securing the under body liner across the front of the car indicated by Red arrows. You will not be completely removing the under body liner, it will still he held in place at the rear.

Then remove about 9 screws holding the black body strip under the front bumper and one holding the wheel well liners at bottom of bumper cover just in front of wheel wells indicated by Yellow arrows.

Un snap the wheel well liner from bumper cover and part front part of fender to access one scew inside bumper cover securing it to front fender on each side at location of Orange arrow.

Open the hood an remove the upper radiator protection cover indicated by the Green area. It is held with about 7 or 8 clips. The center of these clips look like the are designed to accept a phillips screwdriver, but I am not sure why. What you do is get a very small flat blade screwdriver and place it into one of the three notches around the center phillips head looking part of each clip and raise the middle of the clip while holding the outside perimeter of the clip down. The center part only need to pop up about 1/8 inch and then the whole clip can be lifted out. Most of these clips you can also reach around behind and push up on the center part while holding the outer part down.

Then remove three clips and two screwed on bumpers from top of bumper cover in locations indicted by Blue arrows.

Carefully jiggle both sides of the bumper cover out of the clips four clips at Purple arrows holding each side to the fenders.

Finally,gently pull the bottom of the bumper cover out of 9 clips at the bottom where you removed the 9 screws inidcated by Yellow arrows and then carefully remove clips along top of bumper cover.

If there are Fog Lamps, you need to pull the connectors off the back of the bulbs as you pull the bumper cover free from the car.

Doc Willie · 03-30-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by NoMoShocks

Here is what you do (Complete with picture!!). . .

Thank you!! I could do this.

Anybody have a 2004-2008 Super White front bumper cover to spare?

NoMoShocks · 03-30-2008, 07:59 PM

Sorry to say, I think you will be hard pressed to fine a used bumper cover. Any wrecking yard having a Prius wreked in the back, if the front bumper cover is good, then the front fenders and hood are also probably good. The wrecking yard will want to sell the whole front of the car as a set they call a "doghouse". I guess a Prius hit in the side might be a posibility.

Google "The Prius Parts Guy" and ask him if he has any front bumper covers. I think a new one is about $250 unpainted and by the time you get it painted, maybe about $400 if you find a shop to work with you.

Doc Willie · 03-31-2008, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoMoShocks

I think a new one is about $250 unpainted and by the time you get it painted, maybe about $400 if you find a shop to work with you.

Unpainted. . . Thinking: Sensor dish, forward phasers and torpedo launchers, tractor beam emitters, Zhang Heng in Chinese characters . . .

Whatever it is, ain't gonna be no ordinary paint job.

What color is unpainted? Its black plastic, no? Flat black might actually look cool.

NoMoShocks · 04-02-2008, 05:47 AM

Here you can get one for $108 but it is not genuine Toyota. I guess it would be black, but you would have to aske them Toyota Prius Front Bumper Cover 2004-2006

Just Google Prius Bumper Cover, and a bunch of stuff comes up.

kenmce · 04-02-2008, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Willie

Unpainted. . . Thinking: Sensor dish, forward phasers and torpedo launchers, tractor beam emitters, Zhang Heng in Chinese characters . . .

How about:

Fog or driving lights
Thermal IR camera ~ NIGHTDRIVER - Making Driving Safer At Night.
12 volt winch.
Concealed Radar detector
Deer whistles
Paintball cannon
Underbody or behind grill accent lights.

03-26-2008, 11:51 AM	#1
jbprius01 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: mclean va Posts: 1 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Front Bumper cover removal Can someone please post the instructions for the front bumper cover removal on a 2005 Prius please?

03-26-2008, 01:17 PM	#2
koa Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 794 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Front Bumper cover removal Here are some pictures from an old thread which might help you. HID Foglight Install

03-27-2008, 10:30 PM	#3
Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 1,091 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 8	Re: Front Bumper cover removal Is this something one could do at home?

03-27-2008, 10:36 PM	#4
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,138 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 7 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 18	Re: Front Bumper cover removal The bumper cover is easy to remove once you work through all the bolts. It can easily be removed, worked on, and put back on the car in the matter of hours. I have done it a few times and I'm about to do it again shortly.

03-30-2008, 12:03 AM	#5
NoMoShocks Electrical Engineer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,024 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Front Bumper cover removal I just took mine off and reinstalled it today because I am going to do some modifications to my Fog Lights, which are now off the car. It started snowing right in the middle of my work, which is a little out of season around here. Here is what you do. All scews have 10 mm hex heads. You need to remove about 5 screws securing the under body liner across the front of the car indicated by Red arrows. You will not be completely removing the under body liner, it will still he held in place at the rear. Then remove about 9 screws holding the black body strip under the front bumper and one holding the wheel well liners at bottom of bumper cover just in front of wheel wells indicated by Yellow arrows. Un snap the wheel well liner from bumper cover and part front part of fender to access one scew inside bumper cover securing it to front fender on each side at location of Orange arrow. Open the hood an remove the upper radiator protection cover indicated by the Green area. It is held with about 7 or 8 clips. The center of these clips look like the are designed to accept a phillips screwdriver, but I am not sure why. What you do is get a very small flat blade screwdriver and place it into one of the three notches around the center phillips head looking part of each clip and raise the middle of the clip while holding the outside perimeter of the clip down. The center part only need to pop up about 1/8 inch and then the whole clip can be lifted out. Most of these clips you can also reach around behind and push up on the center part while holding the outer part down. Then remove three clips and two screwed on bumpers from top of bumper cover in locations indicted by Blue arrows. Carefully jiggle both sides of the bumper cover out of the clips four clips at Purple arrows holding each side to the fenders. Finally,gently pull the bottom of the bumper cover out of 9 clips at the bottom where you removed the 9 screws inidcated by Yellow arrows and then carefully remove clips along top of bumper cover. If there are Fog Lamps, you need to pull the connectors off the back of the bulbs as you pull the bumper cover free from the car. __________________ Lightning Green McQueen, and owner Larry 2007 Pkg 5, Jan 2007 with modifications: Toyota Mudguards Feb 2007 LED Signal mirrors March 2007 Wheelskins Leather Steering Wheel March 2007 ScanGuage II, March 2007 BT Tech Stiffening Plate, March 2007 Nokian WR 195-60R-15 tires, Nov 2007 Solar Gaurd window tint, Feb 2008 Fog Lights on idependant of headlamps, Feb 2008 BT Tech Strut Tower Brace, April, 2008

03-30-2008, 07:59 PM	#7
NoMoShocks Electrical Engineer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,024 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Front Bumper cover removal Sorry to say, I think you will be hard pressed to fine a used bumper cover. Any wrecking yard having a Prius wreked in the back, if the front bumper cover is good, then the front fenders and hood are also probably good. The wrecking yard will want to sell the whole front of the car as a set they call a "doghouse". I guess a Prius hit in the side might be a posibility. Google "The Prius Parts Guy" and ask him if he has any front bumper covers. I think a new one is about $250 unpainted and by the time you get it painted, maybe about $400 if you find a shop to work with you.

04-02-2008, 05:47 AM	#9
NoMoShocks Electrical Engineer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 1,024 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: Front Bumper cover removal Here you can get one for $108 but it is not genuine Toyota. I guess it would be black, but you would have to aske them Toyota Prius Front Bumper Cover 2004-2006 Just Google Prius Bumper Cover, and a bunch of stuff comes up.