Open the hood.

Remove the hood latch panel finisher.

• Remove the x6 clips.
• Remove the hood latch panel finisher.

Remove the front bumper from the vehicle. Complete only steps 1 to 15 of the referenced front bumper workshop manual. For additional information, please refer to the official Workshop Manual. Front Bumper (501-19 Bumpers) Then continue following the accessory procedure.

Remove and discard the x2 parking aid sensors from the front bumper.

1. Disconnect the parking aid sensor harness from the parking aid sensor.
2. Remove the parking aid sensor from the front bumper.

Remove the arrowed tape and the arrowed clip securing the camera harness to the front wiring harness.

Disconnect the camera harness from the camera.

Remove the license plate and the license plate fixings.

Remove the license plate plinth if installed. Discard the license plate plinth.

Remove the fog lamp finisher.

• Release x7 clips.
• Remove the fog lamp finisher from front bumper.

Remove x6 fixings.

Remove the front bumper protector.

• Remove x2 fixings.
• Release x20 clips.

Remove the camera housing and the front proximity camera from the front bumper grille part.

• Remove (x3) fixings.

For Defender-X vehicles 'ONLY', do not complete steps 15 to 20. Continue from step 21.

• Install the front grille taken from the removed front bumper protector, and install it to the Defender-X front bumper protector (VPLEB0441).
• Do not discard the old front bumper protector that was removed from the vehicle although the front bumper protector (VPLEB0441) will be installed instead.

Mark a point at the centre of the front bumper protector.

• Make sure the mark is centred between the x2 parking aid sensor holes.

Drill a hole at the marked position.

• 22 mm drill bit

Identify the correct cut guide lines on the front bumper protector.

Use suitable tooling to cut the illustrated sections from the front bumper protector. Discard the removed sections.

• Use the cut guide lines on the front bumper protector.

Identify the correct cut guide lines on the front bumper protector for the parking aid sensor holes.

Use suitable tooling to drill the illustrated parking aid sensor holes in the front bumper protector. Discard the removed sections.

• Use the cut guide lines on the front bumper protector.
• The holes can be drilled using a 32 mm to 40 mm circular saw.

Identify the correct cut guide lines on the radiator grille.

Use suitable tooling to cut the illustrated sections from the radiator grille. Discard the removed sections.

• Use the cut guide lines on the radiator grille.

Install the x2 lower brackets (L) to the front bumper carrier using x4 fixings (D), the x8 washers (S) and the x4 nuts (T).

Position the A-frame carrier (A) onto the front bumper carrier and make sure the 2 brackets (L) are positioned correctly.

1. Make sure the 4 arrowed cutouts in the A-frame carrier (A) are positioned correctly over the brackets (L) on both sides of the front bumper carrier.
2. If required adjust the position of the brackets (L).

Remove the A-frame carrier (A) from the front bumper carrier.

Tighten the x4 fixings (D) that secure the x2 lower brackets (L) to the front bumper carrier.

• Torque: 12Nm

Feed the camera harness through the illustrated hole in the grille part of the front bumper carrier. This is the hole to the side of the hole previously used by the camera.

• The camera harness must be accessible from the front of the bumper carrier.

Install the front bumper carrier to the front of the vehicle.

• Install x8 front bumper clips on both sides.
• Install x6 lower clips to the front bumper.
• Install and tighten the upper x5 fixings to the front bumper. Torque: 3.2Nm

Install the front bumper finisher.

• Install x7 clips.

Install the x2 upper brackets (E) to the front of the vehicle using the x4 fixings (D), the x8 washers (S) and the x4 nuts (T).

Position the A-frame carrier (A) against the front bumper and make sure the x2 brackets (E) are positioned correctly.

1. Make sure the arrowed cutouts in the A-frame carrier (A) are positioned correctly over the brackets (E) on both sides of the vehicle.
2. If required adjust the position of the brackets (E).

Remove the A-frame carrier (A) from the front bumper.

Tighten the x4 fixings (D) that secure the x2 upper brackets (E) to the front bumper.

• Torque: 12Nm

Install the radiator grille. Take care when installing the radiator grille over the 2 upper brackets (E).

• Install x14 clips.
• Install the radiator grille.
• Install x4 clips.

Install the front bumper protector to the front bumper.

1. Feed the x2 centre parking aid sensor harnesses through the illustrated holes in the front bumper protector.
2. Install the x20 front bumper protector clips.
3. Install and tighten the x8 fixings. Torque: 4Nm

Install the fog lamp finisher to the front bumper.

• Install x7 clips.

Install the A-frame carrier (A) using the x8 bolts (D) and the washers (S) to check the alignment.

1. Make sure the A-frame carrier location pin is aligned with the hole in the centre of the front bumper protector.
2. Align the A-frame carrier to the x4 brackets (E) and (L).

Make sure the gap between the arrowed edges on the A-frame carrier (A) and the arrowed edges on the front bumper are equal on both sides of the vehicle.

Remove the A-frame carrier (A) from the vehicle.

Install the front bumper lower cover.

Install x10 fixings (G) to the A-frame carrier (A).

Install the x14 rib locks (K) to the A-frame carrier (A).

Install x6 clips (H) to the A-frame carrier (A).

Position the A-frame carrier (A) close to the front bumper so the location pin on the A-frame carrier is aligned with the hole drilled in the centre of the front bumper bracket.

1. Feed the harness for the parking aid sensors through the arrowed holes in the A-frame carrier (A) on both sides of the vehicle.

Install the A-frame carrier (A) using x8 fixings (D) and the washers (S).

1. Make sure the A-frame carrier location pin is aligned with the hole in the centre of the front bumper bracket.
2. Align the A-frame carrier to the x4 brackets (E) and (L).

Make sure the gap between the arrowed edges on the A-frame carrier (A) and the arrowed edges on the front bumper are equal on both sides of the vehicle.

Tighten (x8) Fixings (D).

• Torque: 12Nm

Prepare the A-frame cover (B) so the correct license plate plinth can be installed if required.

• Mark the location where the 2 holes should be drilled.

Drill 2 holes into the A-frame cover (B) at the illustrated positions. Arrowed locations are for China market license plate plinth.

• 2 mm drill bit

Drill 2 holes into the A-frame cover (B) at the illustrated positions. Arrowed locations are for NAS or Japan market license plate plinth.

• 2 mm drill bit

Drill 2 holes into the A-frame cover (B) at the illustrated positions. Arrowed locations are for EU market license plate plinth (VPLEB0435).

• 2 mm drill bit

Install x2 black parking aid sensors (U) to the parking aid sensor brackets that are part of the A-frame cover (B).

Position the A-frame cover (B) close to the A-frame carrier (A).

Connect the parking aid sensor harnesses to the parking aid sensors in the A-frame cover (B).

1. Make sure the parking aid sensor harness is accessible through the A-frame carrier (A).
2. Connect the parking aid sensor harness to the parking aid sensor on the A-frame cover (B).

Make sure x2 black parking aid sensors (U) are installed correctly and the parking aid sensor harness is connected as illustrated.

Install the A-frame cover (B) to the A-frame carrier (A).

1. Apply force at all positions where clips are located.
2. Make sure all clips are fully engaged.
3. Check the alignment of the A-frame cover (B).

Install x10 fixings (F) to secure the A-frame cover (B) to the A-frame carrier (A). The fixings (F) will pass through the clips (G).

• Torque: 8 Nm

Install x7 remaining rib locks (K) to the A-frame centre trim (C).

Install the camera bracket (J) to the A-frame centre trim (C).

1. Align and locate the camera bracket (J) to the A-frame centre trim (C).
2. Make sure the camera bracket is correctly installed as illustrated.
3. Install x2 fixings (I).

Install the A-frame centre trim (C) to the A-frame cover (B).

1. Install the A-frame centre trim top clips first and then push in the bottom clips.

Connect the front proximity camera (S2) to the camera harness.

• The camera harness will already have been fed through the grille part of the front bumper.

Install the camera housing (T) to the A-frame centre trim (C).

1. Carefully install the front proximity camera (S2) into the camera housing (T).
2. Install the camera housing (T) to the camera bracket (J). Make sure the camera housing is correctly engaged into the bracket (J).
3. Secure the camera housing to the camera bracket using the screw (I).

Install the license plate plinth to the A-frame cover (B) using x2 fixings (N) and the 2 holes drilled in install steps 24 to 27.

1. China market - VPLEB0434.
2. NAS / Japan market - VPLEB0436.
3. EU market - VPLEB0435.

Install the remaining x6 fixings (N) to the license plate plinth.

1. China market.
2. NAS or Japan market.
3. EU market.

Install the license plate to the license plate plinth.

• Install the hood latch panel finisher.
• Install x6 clips.