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CLIP AND FASTENER
CG101CR103CS101
CF118 C205
Symbol
No. Shapes
Removal & Installation
SBF145BSBF085B
SBF768BSBF770B
SBF078BSBF992G
LIIA1341ELIIA1342E
LIIA1344ELIIA1345E
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FRONT BUMPER
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1. Lower energy absorber 2. Front bumper side bracket RH 3. Front bumper stay RH
4. Upper bumper reinforcement 5. Upper energy absorber (part of up- per bumper reinforcement) 6. Sonar sensors (if equipped)
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FRONT BUMPER
REMOVAL
1. Remove the side screws from the front fascia assembly.
2. Remove the screws from the front of fender protector. Refer to EXT-23
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3. Remove the fog turn/fog lamp finisher and the fog turn/fog lamp. • Disconnect the harnesses.
4. Disconnect the sonar sensor, if equipped harness connector under the front fascia assembly.
5. Remove the fasteners, release the clips and remove the front fascia assembly.
6. Remove the plastic clips and remove the upper energy absorber.
7. Remove the upper bumper reinforcement.
8. Remove the plastic clips and remove the lower energy absorber.
9. Remove the front bumper stays and the front bumper side brackets, LH and RH.
10. Disconnect the sonar sensors, if equipped from the sonar sensor retainers, if equipped.
11. Remove the sonar sensors, if equipped and harness from the front fascia assembly. • Disconnect the sonar sensors, if equipped from the harness.
• Remove the sonar sensor retainers, if equipped from the front fascia assembly.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
7. Sonar sensor harness (if equipped) 8. Front fascia assembly 9. Sonar sensor retainers (if equipped)
10. Engine under cover 11. Front fascia bracket12. License plate bracket
13. Fog turn/fog lamp finisher LH/RH 14. Fog turn/fog lamp 15. Front bumper stay LH
16. Front bumper side bracket LH 17. Headlamp finisher (RH shown) A. Clip C103
B. Clip CS101
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1. Retainer assembly 2. Clip C1033. S clip
4. Energy absorber 5. Sonar sensors6. Sonar sensor harness
7. Quarter panel trim cover LH 8. Drafter duct 9. Retainer clip
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REAR BUMPER
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the negative battery terminals.
2. Remove the rear combination lamps LH and RH. Refer to EXL-124, "
Removal and Installation".
3. Remove the rear fascia assembly screws under the rear combination lamps LH and RH.
4. Remove the quarter panel trim covers LH and RH.
5. Disconnect the sonar sensor harness c onnector under the rear fascia assembly.
6. Release the retainer clips on both sides of the rear fascia assembly with a 1/4 turn and top S clips and remove the fascia assembly.
7. Detach the I-key antenna from the energy absorber.
8. Remove the energy absorber.
9. Remove the reinforcement assembly.
10. Remove the nuts and remove the retainer assembly. • Remove the S clips from the retainer assembly.
11. Disconnect the sonar sensors from the sonar sensor retainers.
12. Remove the sonar sensors and harness from the rear fascia assembly. • Disconnect the sonar sensors from the harness.
• Remove the sonar sensor retainers from the rear fascia assembly.
13. Remove the bolts on each side of the tow hitch and remove the tow hitch.
14. Remove the drafter duct from under the LH quarter panel.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
10. Rear fascia assembly 11. Sonar sensor retainer12. Reinforcement assembly
13. Tow hitch 14. Quarter panel trim cover RH
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REMOVAL
1. Remove the bolts and nuts attaching grille.
2. Remove the front grille.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
1. Front grille 2. J-Clip
AWKIA0022ZZ
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COWL TOP
COWL TOP
Removal and InstallationINFOID:0000000001609854
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the negative and positive battery terminals, then wait at least 3 minutes.
2. Remove the right and left wiper arms. Refer to WW-76, "
Front Wiper Arms".
3. Remove the cowl top seal. • Release the plastics clips on the cowl top seal which go through the cowl tops LH and RH and the cowltop extension.
4. Remove the cowl top covers LH and RH. • Release the plastic clips under the cowl top covers attaching to grommets on hoodledge.
• Disconnect the washer tubes from the wa sher nozzles under the cowl top covers.
5. Remove the cowl top extension brackets LH and RH. • Disconnect the wiper motor harness from the cowl top extension bracket LH.
• The cowl top extension bracket LH must be removed prior to the removal of the wiper motor and con-
necting rod assembly.
1. Clip CG104 2. Clip C103 3. Cowl top cover RH
4. Cowl top seal 5. Drain tube6. Cowl top extension bracket RH
7. Cowl top extension 8. Cowl top extension bracket LH 9. Cowl top cover LH
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6. Remove the wiper motor and connecting rod linkage. Refer to WW-77, "Wiper Motor and Linkage".
7. Disconnect the windshield washer tube. Refer to WW-78, "
Washer Tube Layout".
8. Remove the water cut valve bracket from the cowl top extension. Refer to EXT-18, "
Removal and Installa-
tion".
9. Remove the A/C line bracket from the cowl top extension. Refer to EXT-18, "
Removal and Installation".
10. Remove the drain tube from each side of the cowl top extension.
11. Remove the cowl top extension.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
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