How to replace the front bumper cover 2013 – 2018 Nissan Altima

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Lift the vehicle

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Loosen the stud bolts on the front wheels. Lift the front of your vehicle.Place the vehicle on the jack stands. Don’t forget to put the wheels under the vehicle!

Chapter 2:

Remove the radiator support cover

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In order to change the front bumper cover on your vehicle, you will need to remove the radiator support cover to have full access. Using a fork, remove the 10 holding rivets.

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Then remove the cover.

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Remove the bumper cover / plastic bracket holding screws

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Start with the driver side. Using a multi-bit screwdriver and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the upper bumper cover retaining bolt.

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Lift up the textile cover.

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Next, using a ratchet and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the plastic bumper cover bracket retaining bolt.

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Unscrew the upper bolt on the passenger side.

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Then, using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the plastic rivet from the washer pump fluid reservoir hole on the bumper cover.

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Remove it with a fork.

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Then unscrew the other plastic bracket.

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Then, remove it.

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Remove the mudguard

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Now you need to remove the mudguard. Using a fork, remove the three mudguard retaining rivets.

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Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the other 2 rivets holding the mudguard in place.

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Remove them with a fork.

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Using the Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screw holding the bumper cover to the mudguard.

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Using the Phillips screwdriver and the fork, unscrew the rivet holding the splash shield in place.

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You can now pull back the mudguard.

Chapter 5:

Remove various components

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Using a multi-bit screwdriver and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the 5 engine splash shield retaining bolts.

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Remove the power connector from the fog light bulb. To do this, push on the tab and pull on the connector.

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Using needle-nose pliers and a fork, remove the two cable retaining clips on the bumper cover.

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Remove the power connector from the turn signal bulb socket

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Next, using a ratchet, an extender and a 10 mm socket, loosen the screw holding the bumper cover to the fender.

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Pull the bumper cover out of its slot.

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Repeat the same steps on the other side of the bumper cover.

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Then pull it out to the front to disengage the locating pins from their housings in the front fenders.

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Remove the bumper cover

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The front bumper cover is now free: you can remove it, preferably with help from a second person.

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Screw back the bumper cover / plastic bracket holding screws

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Use a ratchet, an extender and a 10 mm socket to unscrew the 2 bumper cover bracket retaining bolts.

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Then, remove the bracket.

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Remove the grille assembly

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Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the 7 bolts holding the grille assembly in place.

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Then disengage the grille from the bumper cover by pushing the 10 retaining tabs.

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Remove various components

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Using a ratchet and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the two bolts holding the fog light in the bumper cover.

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Remove the clip from the retaining tab of the fog light’s plastic trim.

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Then disengage the plastic trim from the bumper cover by pushing the 5 retaining tabs.

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Using a multi-bit screwdriver and a 10 mm socket, unscrew the turn signal light retaining bolt.

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Press the turn signal light retaining tab.

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You can now remove the light.

Chapter 10:

Prepare the new bumper cover

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If the plastic seal at the top of the bumper cover is not installed on the new bumper cover, it must be retrieved from the old one.

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You can order the front bumper cover used in the video on Carparts.com via the link in the description.

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Take the new front bumper cover.

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Install the plastic seal.

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Put the turn signal light back in place.

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Then screw the bolt back on.

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Clip the fog light’s plastic trim back on.

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Then put the retaining clip back in place.

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Reinsert the headlight into the front bumper cover.

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Then screw the 2 bolts back on.

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Put the grille assembly back

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Put the Grille assembly back in place.

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Then retighten the screws.

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Put the bumper cover bracket back in place.

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Then screw the 2 bolts back on.

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Retrieve the plastic fasteners of the splash shield from the old bumper cover, and put them back in place.

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Reinstall the bumper cover

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Once all the parts have been reassembled on the front bumper cover, you can reinstall it.

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Then, reinsert the bumper cover onto the fender.

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Screw the 2 upper bumper cover retaining bolts back on.

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Clip the bumper cover back into the side bumper cover retainer.

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From the wheel arch, screw the bumper cover retaining screw back onto the fender.

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Repeat this step on the other side.

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Put the plastic bumper cover bracket back in place.

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And screw it back on.

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Repeat this step on the other side.

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Then put the washer pump fluid reservoir retaining rivet back in place.

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Put the radiator support cover back in place.

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Then put the rivets back in place.

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Put the splash shield back in place.

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Then screw the bolts back on.

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Then put the rivets back in place.

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Reconnect the turn signals’ power connectors.

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Then, reattach the clips.

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Reconnect the fog lights’ power connectors.

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Put the mudguard back

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Put the mudguard back in place.

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Then put the rivets back in place.

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Run the splash shield through the bumper cover.

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Then, retighten the retaining screw.

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Put the vehicle back on the ground

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Then, you will be able to put the wheels back on your vehicle.

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Put the car back on the ground and block the wheels properly.

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Operation complete.