Braptor Front Tow Tab Removal?

[Johnkn]

Tonight I removed the front lower front plastic cover and the skid plate on my '24 Braptor in order to prep for (black) paint tomorrow. I planned to paint the (2) front tow tabs as well and thought I'd remove them. On the left side, I removed 2 of the long bolts and when I had the 3rd about half way out the entire bumper dropped a little on that side which I didn't expect but now understand that the bumper is partially held in place with those 6 bolts. On the tow tab I was working on, even through 2 bolts were out and the 3rd was half way out and loose, the tab was still tight and wouldn't budge. How are they held in place? If a PITA to remove, I'll just paint them in place..

thanks!

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[Raceguy388]

There is a 10mm bolt holding the tow hook on from the backside. The whole needs to be removed to get to them. I ended up leaving mine on and getting creative with a bunch of tape paper and aluminum foil to paint them.

 

[Johnkn]

Thank you........

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[swamp2]

Watch the electrical @Johnkn on the driver's side. The connector is a bit hard to open and can cause some significant damage if it breaks from dropping (while connected) in an unsupported bumper. Use a 5 gallon pail or two and some wood. Definitely take it all the way off to paint, i.e. remove bumper, tow hooks, skid plate and plastic cover.

 

[Johnkn]

Thanks, painting is complete.. I'm not removing the entire bumper assembly to paint the tow tabs when I can mask them and cover the entire hood and front end in 10 minutes..

thanks

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