Little Dog
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How-to remove a front bumper cover, Part1.
This job is recognised as an easy job, however it is difficult if you are tackling it for the first time and don't have clear instructions. The purpose of this How-to is to guide the first time bumper remover.
The bumper is two aluminium bars behind a plastic cover. With the cover removed the front of your A2, if you own a TDi, will look like this:
The cover has to be removed for various jobs including:
Horn replacement
Condenser replacement
Radiator replacement
Inter-cooler replacement
Required Tools
In addition to a jack and axle stands a small selection of Torx bits will be required with suitable drivers. A trim removal tool is useful for removing spreader rivets along with a screw driver with the point ground flat for positioning the spreader peg.
The tools I used were:
Screwdriver with point ground flat
Trim clip removal tool
¼ drive bit adapter and Torx bits (T25 required)
¼ drive ratchet, extension and T bar
3/8 long reach Torx bits (T30 required)
3/8 drive extension and T bar
¼ drive deep M10 socket
Sequence of work.
Not quite how I did the job as will be apparent from some of the pictures but next time I will do the job this way.
Remove the bonnet and store in a safe place.
Remove the head lights, just two screws securing each and remove the electrical connector at the rear. Store safely, also a good time to polish if the lenses have started to yellow.
Picture
Remove 6 spreader rivets securing top of cover
Picture
I found pushing the spreader peg a little at a time then levering with a trim clip removal tool allowed me to remove all rivets complete with pegs
Support front of A2 on axle stands and remove front wheels. The method I use for lifting and supporting the car is safe and effective but not Audi recommended practice. The car should be supported by stands that don't damage the aluminium at the jacking point. The car can be lifted using the Audi jack with the car chocked so that it cannot roll.
Remove engine bay under tray, it is secured by two M10 nuts and X Torx screws. I find a finger ratchet very good for this job, it never over torques the screws and it’s a good tool in confined spaces:
Loosen front half of both wheel arch liners, there are two spreader rivets each side, the first is easy to find and the second a little concealed:
Also a Torx screw each side
I then pulled the front of the liner from behind the wing, it was a bit tight against the wing lip so probably not something I would do in winter. I wouldn’t do this on a steel car either as paint damage would result in rust. A2 wings are plastic and therefor there is no need to remove the entire arch liner.
How-to remove a front bumper cover, Part1.
This job is recognised as an easy job, however it is difficult if you are tackling it for the first time and don't have clear instructions. The purpose of this How-to is to guide the first time bumper remover.
The bumper is two aluminium bars behind a plastic cover. With the cover removed the front of your A2, if you own a TDi, will look like this:
The cover has to be removed for various jobs including:
Horn replacement
Condenser replacement
Radiator replacement
Inter-cooler replacement
Required Tools
In addition to a jack and axle stands a small selection of Torx bits will be required with suitable drivers. A trim removal tool is useful for removing spreader rivets along with a screw driver with the point ground flat for positioning the spreader peg.
The tools I used were:
Screwdriver with point ground flat
Trim clip removal tool
¼ drive bit adapter and Torx bits (T25 required)
¼ drive ratchet, extension and T bar
3/8 long reach Torx bits (T30 required)
3/8 drive extension and T bar
¼ drive deep M10 socket
Sequence of work.
Not quite how I did the job as will be apparent from some of the pictures but next time I will do the job this way.
Remove the bonnet and store in a safe place.
Remove the head lights, just two screws securing each and remove the electrical connector at the rear. Store safely, also a good time to polish if the lenses have started to yellow.
Picture
Remove 6 spreader rivets securing top of cover
Picture
I found pushing the spreader peg a little at a time then levering with a trim clip removal tool allowed me to remove all rivets complete with pegs
Support front of A2 on axle stands and remove front wheels. The method I use for lifting and supporting the car is safe and effective but not Audi recommended practice. The car should be supported by stands that don't damage the aluminium at the jacking point. The car can be lifted using the Audi jack with the car chocked so that it cannot roll.
Remove engine bay under tray, it is secured by two M10 nuts and X Torx screws. I find a finger ratchet very good for this job, it never over torques the screws and it’s a good tool in confined spaces:
Loosen front half of both wheel arch liners, there are two spreader rivets each side, the first is easy to find and the second a little concealed:
Also a Torx screw each side
I then pulled the front of the liner from behind the wing, it was a bit tight against the wing lip so probably not something I would do in winter. I wouldn’t do this on a steel car either as paint damage would result in rust. A2 wings are plastic and therefor there is no need to remove the entire arch liner.
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