Thanks. I'm actually glad you had the issue with 1 screw. I had an issue with the hex bolt below it breaking off. Carfax said it had been damaged on the passenger side before. I believe they used JB or something when fixing it. Anyway, I thought I lost the 2 bumper bracket bolts. Your vid helped me realize I put them where the Phillips (your issue) were supposed to go lol. Should've taken pictures. Ordered the pair of assemblies so they'd match. 1 came in broken & had to send it back. 2 weeks after removing my bumper & assemblies, it arrived about 2 hours ago. Glad you were here to help keep me from making a simple mistake. Just noticing how difficult to impossible it is to replace a turn signal bulb without taking the bumper & assembly out. A friend said he had to remove his bumper to replace bulbs. I can't pay a mechanic $100+hr for stuff that I can do & possibly better because it's my vehicle. Sure they can do it in a fraction of the time but "the book says to charge X amount for the job". Dealership wants roughly $450 per assembly & for the cheapest OE. Should've let my $500 deductible deal with them lol. Had a mechanic charge me more than a weeks wage for a 4hr job. May as well went through the dealership for that kind of lovin. Anyway, thanks again. Next is getting my heat & AC going again. It works but does a number on the cars performance. Thinking the AC clutch fan. Wish me luck. 😇✌️
Well, I'm glad you're glad I had that issue, makes one of us! I'll be taking the bumper off again in a few weeks, along with a headlamp and fender to replace the driver's door hinges. Not super excited about it, but it's gotta be done. Going to do a headlamp restoration at the same time. Will do a video on the hinges for sure. Good luck with your heat/ac issue, that's not an easy one to diagnose.
Hi there, the car manual states to use 8-10 nm when tightening the bolts. Using a hand manual ratchet, I have no way of telling. How would I know that the bolts have been nicely tightened?
