How To: Remove Bumper (4th Gen)

This is just a simple write up for people who doesn't know how to remove the bumper on their 4th Gen Subaru Legacy.
My car is a 2005 Subaru Legacy GT, Bumper removal DIY (these are just keywords for searching...)

First of all, un-clip the 4 tabs that are behind the grill
Then remove the 2 bolts that are on both side of the grill


Then there are 6? 8? pop it tabs that are on the underside, along the edge of the bumper, remove all of them. Just get under the car and you'll see them. Think where you'd add a front lip, and just look in those area.


Now onto the fender well, pull on the fender liner, and you'll be able to see another pop it tab hidden.


Now before you pull the entire bumper skin off, disconnect the fog light wiring



Simple enough right?
I don't have a 08+ Legacy, thus I don't know if they are different or not.

thank god someone finally helped the noobs out that don't know how to search and get this at all the other locations...

god i love those rims. and funny enough my gf drives a red mini.

Originally Posted by MiniStiGuy

thank god someone finally helped the noobs out that don't know how to search and get this at all the other locations...

first time for everyone will be hard...

Originally Posted by mdzowner

god i love those rims. and funny enough my gf drives a red mini.

thx...mini is fun to drive!

Thanks again for this write up. Should be useful this weekend's mod.

Can anyone show me the fitment underneath the car, please?

I'm pretty sure the bodyshop has installed my bumper incorrectly - they have the front under cover sitting on top of the front bumper. I'm pretty sure the under cover clips to the underside of the bumper, does it not?

Thanks!

The outer bumper skin is on the outside of everything. The clips go through it first.

Thanks, I figured that once I got under the car and looked at how it all went back together. I had a feeling I needed to take off the entire cover so I started with all the clips underneath first, then pulled the grille.

Turns out all I had to do was pull the grille and wiggle the bumper back under the headlight properly.

The clips on top of the grille and under the bumper - are they the phillips screw pop-screw types or are they something different. I have a feeling the body shop installed some generic clips that you have to pry apart with a flat screwdriver...

Mine were all like this. Screwdriver and dikes to the rescue

^ Top one is plastic pop-it

Bottom one should be a bolt

sorry off topic, but i saw that you had your floor jack from the front of the car. Can you show me where the jacking support points are below the engine? I always jack from the sides as I am not sure where the support points are below the engine. but it'd be nice to know a center jacking location that could lift the entire front of the car.

I use the cross member behind the oil pan