51 11 157 Replacing front bumper trim

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Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove front bumper trim. Refer to 51 11 156 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT BUMPER TRIM .

Remove outside temperature sensor (1). Refer to 65 81 060 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE SENSOR .

Remove clips (2) for bumper height adjustment.

Remove towing eye cover (3).

Fig 1: Removing Clips For Bumper Height Adjustment

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Remove spoiler on bumper trim (without side marker light). Refer to 51 11 150 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM (WITHOUT SIDE-MARKER LAMP) OF FRONT BUMPER .

Remove center section of spoiler on bumper trim. Refer to 51 11 152 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LOWER SPOILER OF FRONT BUMPER

Remove front side light/direction indicator light. Refer to 63 13 150 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING COMPLETE FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP .

Remove grille for bumper trim. Refer to 51 11 180 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING GRILLE OF BUMPER TRIM .

Remove ornamental strip on bumper trim. Refer to 51 11 179 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING UPPER GRILLE OF BUMPER TRIM .