Bumpers — removal and installation
Warning: The models covered by this manual are equipped with a Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), more commonly known as airbags. Always disable the airbag system before working in the vicinity of any airbag system components to avoid the possibility of accidental deployment of the airbags, which could cause personal injury (see Chassis electrical system).
Note: Bumpers on truck models are chrome-plated steel, with black or color-matched plastic trim or a plastic one-piece fascia.
Front bumper
1. Support the bumper with a floor jack. Disconnect the electrical connectors at the fog lights, if equipped.
2. Remove the radiator grille (see Radiator grille — removal and installation). Remove the fasteners securing the fender liners to the front bumper (see Section 17).
3. With an assistant supporting the bumper, remove the bolts/nuts retaining the bumper to the frame (see illustration).
14.3 Remove the bolts from both ends of the bumper support bracket (not all bolts are shown)
4. Disconnect any wiring harnesses or other components that would interfere with bumper removal and detach the bumper.
5. Installation is the reverse of removal.
Rear bumper
6. Support the bumper with a floor jack.
7. Disconnect the electrical connectors for the license plate lights and any other wiring harnesses or components that would interfere with the bumper removal.
8. With an assistant supporting the bumper, remove the bolts, nuts and stud plates retaining the bumper to the frame (see illustration).
14.8 Remove these bolts and nuts (left side shown) to remove the rear bumper with its brackets attached
Note: On models with a locking access hole for the spare-tire-lowering handle, pull the bumper straight back until the plastic tube on the back of the bumper clears the metal tube.
9. Installation is the reverse of removal.