Soft nudge bar removal D2 facelift

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Sukiemaxie

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Hello All,
I have a soft nudge bar on the front of my 2004 discovery td5 , and I think I would like to remove it.
Can anyone tell me how I would tidy up the holes that I assume are going to be left when it comes off.
Looking at the fitting instructions that I’ve seen on line they seem to be quite large . I was wondering if anyone had done this before and if its possible to get blind grommets or something similar that large or is it possible to get a new centre plastic section for the bumper cover ?

Many thanks for any replies in advance.
Cheers
Tom
 
If you mean one like this,

mine was fixed on with M8 x 150 bolts, access to the nuts behind is a bit difficult, you may not see them, but reach up and feel around for them, fairly sure you will only get a spanner up there, mine were rusted tight though. There was 2 holes about 10mm on the front bumper.
 

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Many thanks for your replies,
I've just managed to get it off , as you say its quite hard to get a spanner on the back & i don't know how they got it on because the bolt is pushed through from the inside outwards and will only push back through about an inch and a half . However I think it looks nicer off the vehicle and the holes left in the bumper plastic aren't too large so ill try to get a grommet to fill it. ( I was a bit concerned about this before I took it off as I found the fitting instructions online and it said to use a 33mm hole saw on the bumper to mount the bar but as you say it's only around 10mm).

It has headlight guards fitted also which I think look quite nice and i'll leave those on because ill have to get the holes on the wings filled and repainted , Anyway many thanks again
 
Mine is a G4 and that nudge bar would have been fitted from new, but it feels flimsy and appears to be a p1ss poor job. I did leave mine off for a few days, but the holes in the bumper looked unsightly. The light guards removed will leave holes in the wings and the radiator grille.
 
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