2017 Prius Prime Front Left/Right Bumper Removal

I have not tried on my prime yet but I have removed the bumper covers on previous gen Prii. In my experience, they are not designed to be removed and although you can, each time you do, it seems to never quite get back together as solidly as before. The clips do not hold as well as the previous time they were attached. With interior panels, you can replace the plastic snaps and often get a solid seal but the exterior panels usually have some built-in attachment points that stretch or just don't align as well. Again, have not tried on a prime yet.

Maybe with experience you could achieve repeatable no-harm removal and re-installation but my experience is that I run a high risk of doing more harm than good and reserve removal of that type of stuff to when I have no other choice (like when I needed to replace the sensors).

 

FWIW, the alldata guide, i will look at the TIS as well, shows the grille, both side bumper covers and the top "filler panel" coming off as one piece. 1. remove the rqadiaor top protector (7 pushpins) 2. remove the scres & pushpins from the filler panel 3.remove the wheel well screws & pins on both sides 4. remove the 10 screws from the bottom of the grille. the entire front comes off. from there you can detach and work on individual parts. the six (?) sonar sensors likely need to be detached 2 on each bumper cover and 2 on the grille. the bumper cover retainers are not reusable.
Please feel free to offer any corrections to my understanding

 

wzakaras' info is correct.

I just did this on my 2020 Prius Prime and initially approached removing and replacing a damaged right front fender (the section with the parking lights) but wzakaras' post and this video on an older (2017) Prius got me going again after it was obvious that there was no way to remove just the damaged panel.

One of the big issues for me was disconnecting the electrical connectors... I don't see how mere mortals and do it just using hands and fingers.

Thanks,
Beverly Howard

 

Sometimes tip of a screwdriver pried under the the locking mechanism helps. I've found a few instances where a pen knife blade is indispensible, the #!&* AC connector on third gen in particular.

 

Is there a video removing and installing the front bumper (or its parts) for Prius prime?