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Wonderboy
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Registered: 30th Dec 06
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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18th Jan 07 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why are they so dam hard to take off. I was trying to take the front bumper off. I have most of the screw off. All the top ones, one from one arch and 3 from the bottom. There are still two more to come off from the button. There in the stupidest position ever.

I use a screwdriver with a 8mm attachment onto it. I can't get into the scerew beacsue there are things in the way. Sigh. Now it's started poring with rain.

I'll have another go when it stops.
Morty123
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Registered: 27th Apr 06
Location: Bedfordshire
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18th Jan 07 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put the car on ramps much easier to get to
EarlofBarnet
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Registered: 26th Mar 04
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18th Jan 07 at 12:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Jack it up and take the front wheels off. Dead easy to get off
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 13:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
While this thread is still here, trying to remove my back bumper, i have jacked the car up on boths sides twice... but the car fell of them twice. So i'm abviously putting them on the wring place.

At the fron there are little squares where i put the jacks, but what about the back ?
AuroraSport
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Norfolk Drives: Audi B5 S4 Avant
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19th Jan 07 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you'll see this kinda thing ___/\___ in the sill, are you using axle stands? i wouldnt trust the scissor jacks for jacking up at all
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 13:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I don't have axle stands, this "___/\___" Shape on the sill, silly question but what is the sill ? Is that thin strip that runs along underneith the door ? On the very outside on the car.

I'm using to different gacks, one is a scissor jack and the other one is a evern worse one.

[Edited on 19-01-2007 by Wonderboy]
boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
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19th Jan 07 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Under your doors yes, there is a thin black metal strip which runs the length of the car. There should be a ___/\___ at the front and one at the back of this.
JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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19th Jan 07 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on my B it was 5 bolts i think
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 13:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is this it ?



It looks a little worn
Thats where i tryed earlier and it slipped. Scared to do it again in case it falls while i am under
boylers11
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19th Jan 07 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That looks like it mate, although the pic isnt that clear. If you fit the V bit of the jack into the V bit of the sill, it should be relatively 'safe' just for removeing wheels and the like, but dont get under the car with it just on those jacks.
AuroraSport
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19th Jan 07 at 13:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
errr yeh looks a little mangled, i didnt have to jack my car to take the bumper off though
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 13:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yestarday i had the front jacked up fine, i jacked it up in a different place though.

For the back bumper there is a nut which holds the arche and the bumper together, i need to remove the wheel to get in there, befcause my screwdriver wont fit
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 14:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Arrgh, out in the rain trying to get this rear bumper off. I have all the bottoms screws off, all the tops ones, and one from each arch. It's not coming off though. It seems as if something in the arch is still holding it on.

Any ideas ?
Morty123
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Registered: 27th Apr 06
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19th Jan 07 at 14:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
taken the light out? (which lights the numberplate) there is a wire that mite be holding it back

[Edited on 19-01-2007 by Morty123]
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes done that Maybe i have to remove the arches first ?
kenny-g
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19th Jan 07 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ahh dont be going under the car with just jacks you fool! unless you want to try and bench press a corsa!
SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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19th Jan 07 at 14:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get some axle stands under it
jaffa
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19th Jan 07 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would personally buy yourself this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Corsa-Haynes-Manual-March-1993-97-K-R-Reg_W0QQitemZ140074478714QQihZ004QQcategoryZ18424QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

and some axel stands, like said before not great relying on the jack if you are working on the car, not old corsa jack was far from great
Wonderboy
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19th Jan 07 at 15:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got it, i had a yank the arches off, there was a plastic clip holding it in.

I have the manual, it just didn't explain it very well. Anyway i got it so... yey

 
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