I just finished installing my bumper using this writeup without pics. The pictures really aren't needed at all. The write-up is great! Don't be afraid to do this because there's no pictures. Taking the bumper off and putting the new one on is super easy. I did it by myself and it took about 2 hours.

 

I'm just worried about the part where i have to drill out the old rivets and re-rivet the bar into the new bumper.

 

Nah, it's easy. There's 18 rivets across the top of the bumper and I think 3 screws that hold the bar on to the bumper. Take your time drilling them and they pop right out, and the alignment of the holes on the new bumper is perfect.

 

Aligning the license plate frame to the new bumper was PITA for me. I had to drill out the old license plate frame, bend the frame to adjust to the height (which was hard with just a plier), drill a new hole, re-rivet it (Hoping it I drilling was horizontal... and it wasn't) So I had to make the holes on the license plate bigger so I could allow one hole to sit little higher than the other.

 

Yeah I did this the same exact way. The hardest part is bending the arms on the frame that hold the license plate. I only had a couple of pliers to do it too. I made sure I had everything even and measured out before I drilled the holes though.

 

does anyone know if the IX crash beam will fit on an VIII, i want to buy this bumper, but if the beam is removed altogether, i would rather not....im using all the USDM parts, USDM bumper and USDM crash beam.....thanks

 

Nope, the USDM VIII/IX share the same bumper and crash beams. If you get the Evo9 rear, you'll have to go with a custom fabbed beam or just forget it all together.

 

[QUOTE author=jbigelow]here is my technique for removing the rear bumper and installing the evo9 rear bumper.

do this at your own risk. of course, a body shop would be a better alternative.

1)open trunk and remove the rear trunk plastic fascia.

you have to remove the plastic fasteners by pulling outward.

then pull up on each side of the the trunk latch to remove the plastic fascia.




2) remove screws from inside the trunk to rear bumper (should be 4)



3)remove the rear taillights

remove the 2 screws on the inside side, then pull out and away, then disconnect harness

then remove the screw and plastic rivet screw from the bottom of where the rear taillights were that connect to the rear bumper.




4) remove the side covers inside the trunk and remove the 1 screw on each side that connect the bumper


5)remove side markers and detach from harness


6)remove the 2 screws from the rear wheel well


7)underneath the rear bumper, remove the 3 plastic clips that secure the bumper to the rear crash beam


here is pic of 2 of them removed


8)remove the bumper (first pull the sides off, then pull from the rear) don;t forget to disconnect the harness for the license plate lights and rear side lights.


9)we can not use the foam padding anymore, but we need to use the stock bumper retainer.

it is held in place by rivets. you will need to drill them out (18 rivets in all)

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here is a pic with mike from gruppe-s holding the bumper retainer


10)well here is where i forgot to take pix. you need to put the bumper retainer on the new bumper. the new bumper comes with supplied rivets, but you need to use a riveter. you can get a nice craftsmen professional one for $30 from SEARS, a pretty good one from OSH/TRUE VALUE for $20, or a cheap one from HARBOR FREIGHT for $7-$15.

11)once the bumper retainer is installed, you now need to zip tie the rear side marker harness since our new bumper doesn't have them anymore.


12)the rear license plate holder does not fit right anymore, son you need to be creative with this. the license plate lights will not sit under the hole anymore without cutting and welding, so all i did was bend the license frame holder a little and had the lights come out. you will have to drill your rear license plate 2" down from the top hole so that you can screw in your license plate. also, i will be spray painting my rear license plate lights except for a rectangle in the bottom so that it will not be too bright.



13) remove the rear crash beam (2 bolts on each side)


14)now reverse the steps and throw on that new EVO IX rear bumper



NOTE:
since our car is USDM, cal and i are trying to see if the tow hook cover fits for our cars since we have a big rear tow hook
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thank me

 

[QUOTE author=burningmoney97;2642251]jbigelow did a great how 2 = https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141111
but left out a few minor details that i had trouble with


1. this truck piece has four 10mm nuts that need to be removed to get the bumper off.
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u need a 10mm deep well socket to get them off easily. its still possible to use a 10mm wrench, but very difficult




2. i used a 1/8 inch drill bit to get the stock bracket / retainer off the stock rear bumper


and then some needle nose pliers to remove the stock rivets after drilling


retainer removed





- remove the rear license plate lights (2) from the bracket that holds them.



pic of stock bumper retainer on new evo 9 bumper
as you can tell the license plate holder needs some modification




3. remove the flat bracket piece that holds the license plate
now you can either do this while on the new bumper , on the old bumper , or off both. i did it while on the new bumper, a mistake on my part, cause i slightly scratch it. removing it on the old bumper would be the easiest


how 2 remove the bracket.
drill the rivets out to remove the flate plate from the two curved arms



the plate (bracket) removed , as well as the 2 black pieces that hold the actual license plate



now bend the two curved arms back. so they are vertical. or in line with the bumper




now place the removed bracket on the bent arms and position its location to whatever height you want the license plate



after you have found your desired height , mark the bent arms through the pre-existing holes on the plate (bracket). then drill the bent arms. be sure to drill about the same size holes as the original ones that are located on the plate (bracket).





before riveting the new location for the license plate. re-attach the (2) plate lights and relocate the wires so they dont get in the way.






- rivet the bracket


with a flat head screwdriver, pry open some space to fit the black pieces that hold the actual license plate to the frame
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what it should kinda look like when done






license plate frame helps hide the giant hole



feel free to pm , or reply for any other questions[/QUOTE]

thank me again

 

Pics are up

Cant wait till we get some warm weather so i can install mine

 

install looks hard.

 

i cant seem to pop the rivets out. after i drill them using 1/8 drill, i use a plier to take em out but it doesnt do anything cept crush the rivets

 

This helped alot, but PATIENCE is the key !!!!!

 

Did you guys get the tow hook cover to fit? if so how?

Thanks

 

What happened to the pics???