Or Ford.
Back when I was a kid, if you bent a bumper you unbolted it and replaced it.
Daughter's friend drove daughter's car into her own car -- doing more damage to her own than to daughter's. But she did break the plastic covering of the front bumper. No problem. I can replace it.....
It's a 1994 Ford Escort. To replace the bumper all you need do is.....
remove the center grill
remove the parking/marker/turn lights -- housing and all.
remove the headlight housings
partially remove/fold back the front inner wheel well coverings
with a 14mm open end spanner reach blindly thru the wheel well to loosen the nuts on each side holding the bumper.
remove the three nuts per side that you can only reach if the headlights are gone.
the bumper just pulls off.
Since removing the bumper is the only way to replace the horn I take this opportunity to replace the stock Escort horn with the pair (hi tone/low tone) 133db highway horns that had been on the '76 LTD.
Slip the replacement bumper on and bolt it down. Spend about 15 minutes per side trying to blindly tighten the nuts that can only be moved 1/12th of a turn flip the wrench try to wiggle it on the nut. replace inner wheel well covers, headlights, parking lights and finally the little center grill.
Total time, about four hours.
This is the reason that I turned my fender bender into the insurance Co. That cost for a rear bumper and housing was almost $4K!
Posted by: Wingo at May 17, 2004 12:48 PM