To start I removed the two nuts on the bumper bracket and the small nut and bolt that hold the bracket near the plate light. This small bracket bolt and nuts were rusty and small and broke but I had other plans for the whole anyways. I then slide the post on the side of the bumper out of the grommet and the bumper was off.
On the left side, sorry wasnt taking pics, there is a round metal spacer with a nut at the bottom of it that screwed on a threaded stud the held the bumper bracket to the car. On the right side this same round bushing had no nut but two slots where special FIAT tool was needed. But like all great Fiat mechanics I improvised and used my pickle fork and pry par. I did flatten the forks to fit in the slots better. I used some, ok lots of penetrating oil along the way.
Once I got the threaded bushings to screw out the bumper mount comes right off then there is a rubber spacer. I didnt know how much I needed to go in so I took a shot and used a hack saw to cut the first portion of the rubber block off. Test fitted it with the bracket and bumper and was just about perfect. now the problem is the stud is not treaded all the way down. So I got some pipe that would fit inside the hole of the bracket and cut it to 1 1/2 inches Re test fitted and the round threaded bushing bottomed out before I liked how tight the braket was held. So I removed and added a few mag nut washers then the spacer I cut and the threaded bushing again and had success. A new grommet for the post on the side mount, a few fender washers between the bumper and mount to set the spacing right where I wanted.
Last there are brackets the go by the plate lights and attached with small bolt and nut to tab with hole on body. The best option was to cut the bracket where it curved making it flush with the back of the bumper. I then installed a rubber push thrugh style bumper into hole in body for the bracket to rest on. Worked perfectly and it it was done.
I removed the overriders and then found some 1/4 carriage bolts to fill the hole. I used a hammer on two of the to faces to bend them down slightly to be more curved for the bumper. I then sanded then polished the heads of the bolts. Used some flat washers on the inside and tighten them down. I will need to get the bumpers rechromed at some point but I like the look alot better now.
