Is your Kia Optima front bumper broken? Learn how to fix the problem by replacing the front bumper of your Kia Optima. This guide is a step-by-step procedure for removing and installing the front bumper of a 2016-2020 Kia Optima. 

What you will need

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  • Pushpin plier
  • Car ramps
  • Screwdriver
  • 10mm socket wrench
  • Pushpins
  • Flat screwdriver or prying tool

Procedure

  1. Get the vehicle on car ramps and open the hood. Set the parking brakes and put wheel chocks or blocks at the rear wheel to prevent it from rolling back.  Secure vehicle with jack stands. Putting the vehicle to the car ramps.
  2. Remove the push pins on the bumper support bracket using a push pin plier.Removing the push pins on the bumper support bracket.
  3. Remove the bolts on the air duct and pull the air duct out.Removing the air duct to easily remove the front bumper.
  4. Pull the bumper support bracket to unlock the tabs holding it.Pulling the tabs on the bumper support bracket.
  5. Remove the screws on each side of the bumper; the screws can be located on the vehicle’s fender.Removing the screws on the wheel liner.Removing the screws on the fender.
  6. Remove the push pins under the front bumper using a push pin plier.
  7. Carefully pull the bumper away from the headlight to unlock the tabs holding it. Use a prying tool or flat screwdriver to easily unlock the tabs.Unlocking the tabs on the head light.
  8. Carry the front bumper up and remove it away from the vehicle. Removing the front bumper of the 2016-2020 Kia Optima.Removing the front bumper of the 2016-2020 Kia Optima.
  9. To reinstall the front bumper, line it up back to the vehicle and push the edges of the bumper support bracket to lock the tabs holding it.
    Reinstalling the front bumper of the 2016-2020 Kia Optima.
    Reinstalling the front bumper.

  10. Reinstall the bolts and push pins back to the bumper support bracket.
    Reinstalling the push pins back to the bumper support bracket.
    Reinstalling the air duct back to the bumper support bracket.

  11. Push each side of the bumper back to the headlight to lock the tabs on the headlight. Then reinstall the screw on the fender.
    Pushing the bumper back to the headlight
    Pushing the bumper back to the headlight.

  12. Reinstall the push pins under the front bumper.
    Reinstalling the front bumper of the 2016-2020 Kia Optima.Reinstalling the screw back to the wheel liner.

We hope you find the 2016-2020 Kia Optima Front Bumper Removal guide helpful. Check these troubleshooting and repair guides for more help on your Kia.

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