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Subject:Front bumper removal conundrum
From:Marc Perdue
Date:Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:31:35 -0400

Hi all,

I didn't get any suggestions on removing my front bumper, so I'm asking
again, separately from the other questions, so here it is:

The two bolts on the rear bumper and one of them on the front, are 13mm
bolts and came off easily. The second bolt on the front bumper is a 14mm
bolt and won't come off at all. It feels like there was a welded nut inside
the bumper that has come loose and there doesn't seem to be any way to get
to it to remove the bumper, or tighten it back up for that matter.

So, this time I'll ask some more specific questions:
1) Do you all know if there are welded on nuts inside the part of the body
to which the front bumper attaches?
2) If so, and if the welds break and the nut turns free, do you know of a
way to get to it to hold it still and remove the bolt?
3) If all this can be done, how would you put it back together?

Thanks,
Marc Perdue