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If it is anything like my 2001 Ford Escape XLT you have to remove the bumper. or at least loosen enough to get to the headlight straps. My husband and I just changed the bumper, grille, and drivers fog and headlight assemblies (we hit a deer and deductible was to high). Our headlight had four bolts holding it in and 2 electrical plugs. Simple job when the bumper is off. The bumper has two bolts right under the hood, seven underneath, two snaps under the license plate, three in each wheel well and one where the bumper meets the fender (kind of a bugger to get at this one but we did it). It took us about 4 hours. We aren't mechanics but have done a few small projects before.

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