How To Remove Front Bumper Cover 2004-09 Audi A4

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In this video, we're going to show you how to remove the front bumper cover. This is a 2007 Audi A4. This procedure should be the same for quite a few of the years before and after this 2007. The tools you'll need are jack and jack stands, which is kind of optional you can probably get to most of the screws and stuff without jacking the car up, but having the wheels up off the ground does make it easier -, flat and Phillips screwdrivers, T25 and T30 Torx sockets, 10-millimeter socket, ratchet extensions, flex joint, and a flashlight.

Using a jack and jack stands or a lift will make the repair easier. We do it to make filming easier. It lets us get the camera in there much better. You want to look for this little green circle. In the green circle is a little triangle. That's just as a reference point, and really where you want to put the jack and jack stand where the red circle is under the pinchweld, and that's same for both the sides.

Starting on the front, up underneath, there are three flat blade fasteners. You just turn these counterclockwise about a half turn and they come out. Sometimes, sand and gunk can get in there and make them hard. There are three, one in the middle, and then two to the side, and I am missing one on this vehicle. If you want to remove the center panel, you don't have to, but if you wanted to, there are 6 Phillip screws, and I'm showing it here, that hold the panel in. Fast-forward as I remove that panel, just as a note, I may say Phillips screwdriver, and you may find Torx driver, screws and bolts, that can happen over time as cars have damage, and these things get worked on. What you see here may not be exactly what you find on your vehicle.

Once those screws are out, you just pull on that panel. It kind of snaps out. Again, if you're removing your bumper cap, you don't have to do this step. Inside each wheel well, there's a series of fasteners. They're either T25 screws or Phillips screws, and then there was even one flat blade screw in here. You want to remove these T25 screws. Then, on the other side, you want to turn your wheels the other way because, sometimes, getting these lower ones is a little easier with the wheels turned the other way. Then there is a pushpin that you just need to pull on to get it out. If need be, you may want to work a flat blade screwdriver in behind to pull that plug out. You can see I can just grip the inner fender and pull on it firmly and remove that pushpin plug. I'll fast-forward here.

I'm using the T25 Torx driver on a socket and ratchet as well as a Phillips screwdriver and remove all the fasteners in the wheel well. Obviously I'm doing this on one side. You want to repeat this for the other side as well. Push the plastic wheel lining in towards the center of the car and pull it back. There are two studs kind of positioned right there that go into the fender. They're held by two 10 millimeter nuts as I'm going to show you right here. Here, you can see circled in red are those two 10 millimeter nuts that you need to remove. Again, you need to do this on both sides. To get those nuts, I use a flex joint on the end. That's a deep socket, 10 millimeter. I use a couple of extensions to make it easier to get in there.

As you saw, I just put a light up in there just to get me some light. Obviously, this is where a flashlight will come in handy. You can see better what you're doing. I'll just fast-forward as I remove those two 10 millimeter nuts. On the driver side, the washer bottle creates a little bit of a tight space, but, using the same ratchet and extensions and flex joint, you can get in there. I can even get my hand in there to get the nuts off once they're loose.

On top, there are three T30 bolts: one in the center, one on the side, and one on the other side. Then, down in these holes there are actually two T30 bolts that you just need to loosen up. There's a couple of little cushions that you just kind of pinch on to the bumper cover. Having the flashlight helps look down into those holes and see the T30 Torx bolts. You may find that these are rusty, so you have to really make sure that you get your Torx driver down inside them. You just need to get them loose. Loosen them up maybe one or two turns. Then I'll just fast-forward here as I remove those three T30 Torx bolts.

Now, you need to release each side of the cover and pull the cover off. Be aware, if you have fog lights, there is another connection that you have to remove. Final step, disconnect this connector. Push the tab on the top with your thumb and pull the connector, and your cover is off.

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