How do i remove the front bumper on my Ford Escort

[pmh0183]

My '96 Ford Escort TD LX 1.8 has been reversed into and i need a replacement bumper (in ash black) and light box on the driver side.

My two questions are:

1/. How do I remove the front bumper if i can get hold of a second hand bone

2/. How much approx is a front bumper and light box for a car of this age?

Thanks for reading

[mech29]

Hi, pmh0183, no special tools. take off the corner lights, 2 screws, then take off the headlights, 5 bolts on each, 10 mm, if im not mistaken. you dont have to unplug them, just twist them and set them on top of the frame there. now unplug the wires to the fog lights if there there. and right underneath where the headlights were, you'll see 3 bolts on each side two on the inside on the car next to the frame, and one on the outside side of the car next to the frame, those are 13mm if im not mistaken. take those 6 bolts total off and wiggle a bit and pull and off she comes. just remember when putting it back on that there are retaining washers on the sides there that the groove in the bumper have to go back on.

I hope this helped!

[SugarD-x]

Going off of mech29's response, for the '91 Tracer there's also a few extra nuts and bolts on the frame you'll have to remove, some are 13mm as stated, some are 12mm, and the fender lining inside the wheel well will get in your way when you go to pull it off, so just twist it a little bit until you work it off of the bumper as it doesn't bend easily. After that, the bumper just slides right off!

P.S. Thanks to both of you for the question and answer! I've been looking for this information for years and I just finally got my front bumper off! You guys rock!