OEM Mercury Mariner Bumper Cover

Mercury Mariner Bumper Cover Parts and Q&A

• Bumper Cover
  5E6Z-17D957-ABPTM
  Q: How to service and repair the front bumper cover on Mercury Mariner?

  A:

  One should begin front bumper cover service by sticking tape along each corner of the cover and underneath the headlamps to safeguard against paint damage. Coming to a stop using neutral transmission, position the vehicle on a hoist. The operations start with 6 pin-type retainer removal from both sides then continue with 4 fender splash shield bolt extraction before tightening all bolts to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) during reinstallation. After the bumper requires 4 Air Deflector bolts removal follow the same torque sequence of 8 Nm (71 lb-in) when installing these bolts. After removing the 2 central pin-type retainers from the front center bumper cover you should remove the 2 exterior pin-like retainers which are positioned one each on the sides. The electrical connectors need removal when fog lamps are present in your vehicle. Tighten the 2 bolts on the front bumper cover to 8 Nm (71 lb-in) before reinstalling. To finish the installation retrace the removal method while placing the front bumper cover into its proper position and pushing the sides near the headlamp bottom corners to make the bumper cover attach to the bumper slides.
• Bumper Cover
  8E6Z-17K835-APTM
  Q: How to remove and replace the front bumper cover on Mercury Mariner?

  A:

  The first step to remove and replace the front bumper cover involves placing tape on its corners and below the headlamp to stop paint damage. Set the vehicle in neutral mode then install the hoist beneath it. Start by taking out 6 pushpins from the front splash shield that have 3 each on the sides followed by the 4 fender splash shield-to-Air Deflector bolts positioned 2 each on both sides and torque both types of fasteners to 5 Nm (44 lb-in) when reattaching. The third step involves removing the 3 air deflector bolts before final installation will require 5 Nm (44 lb-in) torque tightening. You should detach the 2 front bumper cover center pushpins from the bumper cover as well as disconnect the fog lamp electrical connectors and the front parking aid sensor harness if equipped. The Grille requires removal of its 2 bracket bolts for the radiator support section while you should apply 8 Nm torque (71 lb-in) for reinstalling the bolts. Re-install the front bumper cover by setting it into place before pressing the sides next to the bottom headlamp corner toward each other until it properly locks onto the bumper slides.