Going to pick up my RS replica Kit today. Does anyone know the steps to removing the oem bumpers on a 2000 clk 320?

 

You'll need an 8 and 10 mm ratchet, a 13 mm open ended and a phillips head screw driver.

1. You need to detatch the foglight splash shields from the car (you can leave them attatched to the bumper) using the screwdriver.
2. Using the 8mm, disconnect the 4 bolts around the head lights.
3. With the 10mm ratchet, remove the bolts on either side of the bumper where it meets the fender (near the wheel).
4. To access the next two fasteners, you'll need to remove the sidemarker and part of the impact strip (or remove it from underneath the car). They're elongated bolts with a 10mm head on either side of the bumper. Loosen them until they drop down but don't remove them from the bumper.
5. Finally, remove the front fan shroud and you'll be able to access the two 13mm nuts. Remove them.
6. CAREFULLY remove the bumper (it is advised to have 2 people do it so that you don't scratch the fender with the sides).
7. If you didn't disconnect the wiring and temperature sensor from below before removing all the hardware, then disonnect everything before you pull the bumper very far off the car.

Hope this helps, let me know if you encounter any problems and I'll try to help out.

 

Josh how do I remove the side marker lights/molding? Do you have steps to remove the rear bumper also?

 

The bumper lights you need to slide forward and pop out if I recall correctly. I don't remember the rear bumper removal process as well since I haven't needed to remove that one very often, but I'll try and remember as much as I can and post it. It's a pretty similar procedure to the front though, it just requires the removal of some interior trunk pieces.

 

Still can't remove the sidemarker lights. Anyone have pics of removing the lights?

 

Get a thin piece of cloth and use it to wrap a quarter (coin). Wedge that wrapped coin in between the sidemarker light cover (reflector) and the bumper on the back side (the side closest to the door). While holding the coin, pop the reflector by pulling the coin towards the direction of the door.

 

Thanks......That did the trick.

 

Go in reverse about 15mph into a wall, that should get it off.

 

Removed front and rear bumpers in @ 1 hour. Body shops wanted to charge me 5 hours labor.

 

Excellent thread with some excellent info!

I am going to remove my front bumper today and istall a mesh grill on my 99. I assume these directions still apply to a 99, correct?

 

It should....