How to replace the front bumper cover 2009-2014 Ford F-150
To replace the front bumper cover on your F-150 this tutorial was tailor-made for you. You will need to open the hood, remove the healdights, remove the bumper cover as well as carry out a few other steps. You can carry out this tutorial of 9 chapters in 75 minutes. Take your 8 mm socket and your 10 mm socket and let’s get started!
Duration
75 minutes
Number of steps
9
Difficulty out of 5
4
Average savings
$130
Parts You Will Need
Tools You Will Need
Step-by-Step Installation
Chapter 1:
Open the hood
Step 1/2
Turn your engine off and set the parking brake.
Chapter 1:
Step 2/2
Pull on the hood release handle and open the hood.
Chapter 2:
Remove the healdights
Step 1/1
In order to change the front bumper cover on your vehicle, you need to remove the two headlights.
Chapter 3:
Remove the wheel arch trims
Step 1/1
Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the five screws holding the wheel arch trims. Then, remove them.
Chapter 4:
Remove the bumper cover / fender holding screws
Step 1/5
Now, you need to remove the three screws attaching the bumper cover to the fender.
Chapter 4:
Step 2/5
Spray them with penetrating oil to make them easier to remove.
Chapter 4:
Step 3/5
Then, unscrew them using a ratchet and a 10mm socket.
Chapter 4:
Step 4/5
You can access the two screws in the back via the wheel arches.
Chapter 4:
Step 5/5
Do the same on the other side.
Chapter 5:
Remove the bumper cover / plastic bracket holding screws
Step 1/4
Using a ratchet, an extender, and a 10mm socket, unscrew the two screws holding the plastic brackets.
Chapter 5:
Step 2/4
Then, using a ratchet, an extender, and an 8mm socket, unscrew the bumper cover’s two inner retaining screws.
Chapter 5:
Step 3/4
Spray the screws holding the bumper cover on the fender’s metal supports with penetrating oil.
Chapter 5:
Step 4/4
Then, via the wheel arch, unscrew the two screws holding the bumper cover using a ratchet and a TORX T30 bit.
Chapter 6:
Remove the bumper cover
Step 1/3
Disengage the bumper cover from the fender by pulling it down and out.
Chapter 6:
Step 2/3
Remove the hood lock cable from its housing.
Chapter 6:
Step 3/3
On both sides of the bumper cover, press on the plastic tabs to release the plastic brackets, then pull on the bumper cover to dislodge it.
Chapter 7:
Reinstall the bumper cover
Step 1/3
Set the new bumper cover in place.
Chapter 7:
Step 2/3
Reinsert the tabs into their slots to hold the parts together.
Chapter 7:
Step 3/3
Then, properly position the bumper cover’s retaining tab, side by side.
Chapter 8:
Screw back the bumper cover / fender metal support screws
Step 1/3
Then, reinsert the bumper cover onto the fender.
Chapter 8:
Step 2/3
Next, via the wheel arches, screw back in the two screws holding the bumper cover on the fender’s metal supports.
Chapter 8:
Step 3/3
Screw back in the bumper cover’s inner retaining screws.
Chapter 9:
Finalise the reassembly
Step 1/6
Replace the hood lock cable.
Chapter 9:
Step 2/6
Screw back in the two screws holding the plastic brackets.
Chapter 9:
Step 3/6
Screw back in the three screws on each side that hold the bumper cover on the fender.
Chapter 9:
Step 4/6
Replace the wheel arch trims. Then, screw back in their screws.
Chapter 9:
Step 5/6
Replace the headlights.
Chapter 9:
Step 6/6
Operation complete.
