OEM Ford Thunderbird Bumper Cover

Ford Thunderbird Bumper Cover Parts and Q&A

• Bumper Cover, Rear
  1W6Z-17K835-BAA
  Q:

  How to service and repair the rear bumper cover on Ford Thunderbird?

  A:

  Service and repair of the rear bumper cover starts by removing six screws with four pin-type retainers that secure it. Before continuing separate the electrical cable for the rear bumper cover harness after you uninstall the six hook-type lines and loose the luggage compartment trim panel. You must first take out the rear lamp assemblies and the six nuts sustaining the rear bumper cover before reinstalling them tightly at 7 Nm (62 lb-in). Become familiar with removing the rear bumper cover by detaching it from the brackets simultaneously while exerting pressure upwards followed by extending the sides to free it up completely. The procedure requires removing the twelve bolts with two rear bumper cover brackets until reinstallation when torque the bolts to 5 Nm or 44 lb-in. You should follow the opposite steps to put the rear bumper cover back into place.
• Bumper Cover, Front
  1W6Z-17D957-EAA
  Q:

  How to service and repair the front bumper cover on Ford Thunderbird?

  A:

  The servicing process for front bumper cover begins with hoisting the vehicle into neutral position. A task should start with the headlamp assembly extraction followed by 7 pin-type retainer removal and upper radiator sight shield detachment. Remove the ten fender splash shield screws that exist in pairs of five along each side before unfastening the six screws from the front valance panel. To detach the front bumper cover from the bracket you should apply upward force while extending the cover sides. The front bumper cover harness electrical connector requires disconnecting followed by an unfastening process of the 2 lower bumper cover screws and 4 upper screws to separate the front bumper cover. Reinstallation requires screws to achieve a torque of 7 Nm (62 lb-in). You can disconnect the front bumper cover by removing the 6 bolts together with the 2 brackets while later re-tightening both components to 6 Nm (53 lb-in). After following the removal steps reverse the process to finish the installation.