If you can change oil, you can do this. It was actually kind of fun.
I COULDN'T ATTACH THE PDF FILE TO THIS FORUM, SO HERE IS A LINK WHERE YOU CAN GET DETAILS AND PICTURES.
Install new Factory Rear Bumper Pad - Page 3 - Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum
The Manual is very helpful – To replace the bumper pad you really only need the pages ET-12, ET-17, ET-18, ET-21, ET-25 and ET-26.
The part number for the bumper pad on my FJ for the left (drivers) side rear is
52463-35010 . Make sure you get the right one for your VIN number. I bought it at a dealer and paid full price of $125.26… but I got it in one day. The part number for the clips is 75392-35220 They were a buck fifty each.
The bumper pad part is available on line for less money. I RECOMMEND CALLING THE ON-LINE SELLER, PROVIDE THEM WITH YOUR VIN NUMBER AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT PART. My dealer advised me that there are two different versions. I suspect (but don’t know for fact) that it has to do with whether your FJ has sonar or not. On models with sonar, the bumper pad has a tab that supports the wire harness for the sonar. (If you buy on-line, do yourself a favor and call the place from which you are buying. If they say they are all the same, call the next place.) THE BUMPER PAD PART COMES ALREADY PAINTED SILVER.
For my situation, I ended up not needing new clips. They come off easily and can be re-used, but
I RECOMMEND HAVING THEM IN CASE ONE BREAKS OR IS LOST. For me it was worth 7 bucks not to have to run out to the dealer in the middle of the project and then find I had to wait a day.
On some posts I read that this can be done without removing the bumper cover. Technically that is true – but I cannot see how anyone could do this without removing the bolts and screws that hold on the bumper cover. DON’T MAKE THE MISTAKE I MADE… I spent 15 minutes looking around for how I would do this without following the steps to remove the screws, bolts and sonar wire plugs. That was a total waste of time. Take my advice… save your time and get to work removing the bolts, screws and sonar plugs. That took less time than it took looking around trying to figure out how to do it another way.
You actually don’t need to remove the bumper cover – by removing the bolts, it is loosened. You pull it away from the body on the side on which you are working which gives easy access to the clips, but you don’t take the cover off per se. You leave it secure on the opposite side.
I RECOMMEND REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS, SCREWS AND SONAR PLUGS THOUGH… as you work on the impacted side (pardon the pun) leaving the bolts and screws in place could damage the bumper cover. Its better to have it loose. If it pops off on the opposite side, its easy to pop it back on.
MY MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY… on the model with sonar: There is a tab from the bumper cover that holds the sonar wire harness. It is very difficult to get the wire harness clip loosened. AND, there is no need to loosen it. Simply cut the tab on the old bumper pad. Then carefully cut the remainder of the tab from around the clip being careful not to cut the clip itself.. I tired for a bit to snap off the clip and quickly determined that just cutting it was the way to go. IT SAVED A TON OF FRUSTRATION and left the clip like new for re-use.
The pictures tell the whole story. Good luck and have a nice dinner with the money you saved.The part number for the bumper pad on my FJ for the left (drivers) side rear is
52463-35010 . Make sure you get the right one for your VIN number. I bought it at a dealer and paid full price of $125.26… but I got it in one day. The part number for the clips is 75392-35220 They were a buck fifty each.
The bumper pad part is available on line for less money. I RECOMMEND CALLING THE ON-LINE SELLER, PROVIDE THEM WITH YOUR VIN NUMBER AND MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT PART. My dealer advised me that there are two different versions. I suspect (but don’t know for fact) that it has to do with whether your FJ has sonar or not. On models with sonar, the bumper pad has a tab that supports the wire harness for the sonar. (If you buy on-line, do yourself a favor and call the place from which you are buying. If they say they are all the same, call the next place.) THE BUMPER PAD PART COMES ALREADY PAINTED SILVER.
For my situation, I ended up not needing new clips. They come off easily and can be re-used, but
I RECOMMEND HAVING THEM IN CASE ONE BREAKS OR IS LOST. For me it was worth 7 bucks not to have to run out to the dealer in the middle of the project and then find I had to wait a day.
On some posts I read that this can be done without removing the bumper cover. Technically that is true – but I cannot see how anyone could do this without removing the bolts and screws that hold on the bumper cover. DON’T MAKE THE MISTAKE I MADE… I spent 15 minutes looking around for how I would do this without following the steps to remove the screws, bolts and sonar wire plugs. That was a total waste of time. Take my advice… save your time and get to work removing the bolts, screws and sonar plugs. That took less time than it took looking around trying to figure out how to do it another way.
You actually don’t need to remove the bumper cover – by removing the bolts, it is loosened. You pull it away from the body on the side on which you are working which gives easy access to the clips, but you don’t take the cover off per se. You leave it secure on the opposite side.
I RECOMMEND REMOVING ALL THE BOLTS, SCREWS AND SONAR PLUGS THOUGH… as you work on the impacted side (pardon the pun) leaving the bolts and screws in place could damage the bumper cover. Its better to have it loose. If it pops off on the opposite side, its easy to pop it back on.
MY MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY… on the model with sonar: There is a tab from the bumper cover that holds the sonar wire harness. It is very difficult to get the wire harness clip loosened. AND, there is no need to loosen it. Simply cut the tab on the old bumper pad. Then carefully cut the remainder of the tab from around the clip being careful not to cut the clip itself.. I tired for a bit to snap off the clip and quickly determined that just cutting it was the way to go. IT SAVED A TON OF FRUSTRATION and left the clip like new for re-use.
I COULDN'T ATTACH THE PDF FILE TO THIS FORUM, SO HERE IS A LINK WHERE YOU CAN GET DETAILS AND PICTURES.
Install new Factory Rear Bumper Pad - Page 3 - Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum
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