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How to replace the front bumper brackets 2009-2018 Dodge Ram 1500

To replace the front bumper brackets on your Ram 1500 it couldnt’ be easier. You’ll need to remove the front bumper, remove the bumper brackets, remove the plastic brackets as well as carry out a few other steps. You can carry out this tutorial of 8 chapters in 60 minutes. Take your 10 mm socket and your 15 mm socket and let’s get started!

Duration

60 minutes

Number of steps

8

Difficulty out of 5

2

Average savings

$80

Parts You Will Need

Tools You Will Need

Step-by-Step Installation

Chapter 1:

Open the hood

Step 1/1

Turn off your vehicle’s ignition, set the parking brake, pull the hood release handle and open the hood.

Chapter 2:

Informations

Step 1/1

In order to change the front bumper brackets on your vehicle, you need to remove the front bumper.

Chapter 3:

Remove the bumper brackets

Step 1/3

Now you can see your bumper brackets.

Chapter 3:

Step 2/3

Using a ratchet and a 15mm socket, unscrew the 6 bolts holding the bumper bracket to the front bumper.

Chapter 3:

Step 3/3

You can now remove the bracket.

Chapter 4:

Remove the plastic brackets

Step 1/5

On this vehicle, there is also a plastic bumper bracket held in place by 5 bolts.

Chapter 4:

Step 2/5

Once the metal bumper bracket has been removed, there are three bolts left to unscrew using a ratchet and a 15mm socket so that the plastic bracket can be removed.

Chapter 4:

Step 3/5

Using a ratchet and a 10mm socket, unscrew the 4 bolts holding the fake side air vent.

Chapter 4:

Step 4/5

Remove the bracket from the fake side air vent.

Chapter 4:

Step 5/5

Do the same on the other side.

Chapter 5:

Set up

Step 1/4

Take the front bumper bracket.

Chapter 5:

Step 2/4

Place the fake side air vent on the bumper bracket.

Chapter 5:

Step 3/4

Then screw the 4 bolts back on.

Chapter 5:

Step 4/4

If you take this opportunity to change your bumper, collect the clips holding the bolts on the old bumper, and install them on the new one.

Chapter 6:

Remove the bumper brackets

Step 1/3

Put the plastic bracket back in place, and screw the 3 bolts back on.

Chapter 6:

Step 2/3

Put the bumper bracket back in place and screw the 6 retaining bolts back on.

Chapter 6:

Step 3/3

Do the same on the passenger side.

Chapter 7:

Reinstall the valance

Step 1/3

Reinstall the lower cover valance on the front bumper.

Chapter 7:

Step 2/3

Put the 13 rivets back in place.

Chapter 7:

Step 3/3

Then screw the two bolts back on.

Chapter 8:

Finalise the reassembly

Step 1/2

Now you can reinstall the front bumper.

Chapter 8:

Step 2/2

Operation complete.