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[sora86]

like the title suggest how hard is it to replace the front reo bar ??

[Dylan]

What year car is it mate ?

Gen2 it is easy, 4 bolts and you can slide the whole front bar off with the reo and replace from there. Other generations I am not too sure about - give some more info about your car and someone will be able to give you some pointers !

[sora86]

oh yeh sorry its a gen 2 rx liberty that bout it i guess

[Xon]

There's 4 big bolts, 2 behind each headlight, that bolt the reo bar to the chassis rails. Unbolt all 4, and then detach the bumper from the rest of the car, and the whole reo + bumper assembly slide straight off.

[sora86]

oh ok is the reo bar attached to the like car in any way or just the bumper which makes it slide out

[Xon]

The 4 big bolts are the only things attaching it to the car, however the bumper is also attached in several places. Be sure to un-attach it before you try and rip the reo bar free, or you'll warp the bumper in fairly unpleasant ways and probably destroy the paint.

Here's the first bolt, in front of the air con condensor:


Here's the second bolt, behind the air con condenser:


There are two matching bolts on the other side of the car, but I can't get a camera in there these days.

As for the bumper, there's two places it joins at the radiator:


and



There's also a bracket in front of each wheel:


On top of these, there is one or two bolts above the brackets, on the inside of the bumper. I can't get a camera in there, but you will no doubt find them on your own...

[sora86]

ah thanks thats real helpful