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Tool gather 5 min(drill w/ 1/4" drill bit metric sockets 10,13,and i think 17 mm, rags and 2' bar clamp.
Front bumper removal 5-10 min four 13mm nuts did not remove fog lights cut wire tie and there
was enough slack to reach the ground without putting tension on the wires.
Removal of Front shocks 5 min
Hole drilling and clean up of big mess it makes 20 min- Drill hole in the larger portion of shock and
Watch out for fluid spray. Make sure shock is fully drained before reinstallation.
Shock compression 5-10 min. Instead of reinstalling my bumper and running it in to a tree like some others
have done, I used a bar clamp and compressed the shock manually. There is an initial pop and then it compresses quite easily. Make sure you do not compress fully but about an inch to facilitate the reinstallation. I did not bolt the shock as you will see why later. You will easily be able to compress the bumper to a desired look after it is reinstalled. If you compress it fully you will not have the room to reinstall the bolts( I know because I tried it and spent about 45 min trying to make it work. And it did not.)
Reinstallation-10 min reattach shocks to the bumper but to not torque. Leave wiggle room.(another 30 min mistake) Now reinstall bumper assemble and torque. It should look like it did when you first began now.
Now for the fun I used me feet, but you could use a dead blow mallet, and push the bumper into the desired look. All done. It should take about an hour for a intermediate mech w/ no garage
The Rear is the same except there are three shocks, and you drill the shock place the hole in the smaller portion as close to the bumper bracket as possible. On my shocks the rear was not filled with oil but a dry gelatinous material, after you drill the hole you can compress the shock manually and the stuff will come out.
Hope this helps and I will post some picks soon
Pat
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