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Originally Posted by that one legacy
yes it's a '95 L
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In other words, Jonathan's explanation of why the bumper didn't fit right on your car was exactly correct. Your advice to seowitz, who also has a '95 car, is correct, but your blanket statement that "no, the bumper covers for the '97-'99 GT (and '98-'99 L, 30th anniversary edition, and i believe the LSi as well) are very different from the L bumpers" is not correct.
All of the '95/96 cars had a bumper that went straight across between the headlights - no dip below the grille. As such, the bumper support also went straight across.
The '97-99 GT and Outback has a dip under the grille, and the bumper support is a different shape than the earlier style -
see here, which is my '97 bumper support. I've only found pictures of '98/99 base model Legacys, and they have that same dip (so the bumper support would have to be the same shape, otherwise the grille wouldn't fit). I think the '97 base model Legacy has a bumper like the '95/96 cars based on what I've seen, but I haven't been able to confirm that.
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Originally Posted by subiekid
The one thing that I want to know is why the 98-99 Brighton is listed differently as a 97-99 GT.
From just looking at the cars, the bumper looks the same. Maybe it has something to do with fog light covers vs no fog light covers.
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The non-GT brother doesn't have fog light covers, but there are vanes (for lack of a better word) across what would be the fog light holes on the GT. Since they're (as far as know) a permanently molded part of the bumper, and not just a bolted on cover, the bumper covers are different parts.
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Originally Posted by plays_with_toys
How does one go about removing the front bumper support structure?
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Pretty easy. There are held in place by two bolts on each side going into the top of the frame rail behind the headlights - I think they've got 14mm heads on 'em, but it could be 12mm. One is right behind the headlights, and the other is about 3 or 4 inches behind the first. On the driver side the rear bolt is nearly under the battery tray, but you can remove it without removing the battery. On the passenger side I had to remove something to get to the rear bolt.
Pat