[HOW TO] Remove the Air Dam on a 2015-2020 Chevy Colorado (Easy, No Cutting, No Bumper Removal)
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- čas přidán 11. 04. 2017
- This video shows you how to remove the air dam on a 2015-2020
Chevy Colorado. You do not need to remove the entire front fascia or cut anything. This is 100% bolt on/off, and can be returned to stock at any time.
Only simple tools are needed. A T-15 Torx socket and a 10mm socket.
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If I ever want to remove mine I'll just let my wife drive it for 1/2 a day....that air dam will end up in a ditch or a parking lot or a median somewhere and my wife will have no idea what happened
Lol
#lifehacks😂
LMAO
😂😂😂😂
Fucking happened to me...girl was driving my charger and ran over the parking stomp
I followed these instructions on my '15 Z71 and it worked great. If you go hit the dirt first and let the ground tear a few out it goes faster.
Bret R lmao. That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard today. Thanks for that. Glad the video helped! Keep wheelin! Please like, subscribe and share!
Been wanting to do this for a while to increase ground clearance and improve the look. I did it last weekend and it looks great! I followed your instructions in this video to a T. Thanks!
Awesome. Glad to hear it!
@@fondupot how has the wind noise and fuel economy been affected? i keep scraping mine up lately getting on and off a very primitive parking lot road . i dont know if i should just keep beating it up (its just black plastic) or remove it but i dont want to lower my already bad fuel economy 16/23 with v6
Wind noise was no different. Mpg was negligibly different. If you want you can also trim the air dam. I have a video on that. Look it up on my channel.
Man what a pain in the ass I plan on removing mine this weekend. And you’re right, GM acts like it’s a breeze to remove if you want to go off-roading. Thanks for the tips.
ethedr25 glad to help! Thanks for watching.
Yeah I took off the entire front to remove the air dam..also the extra bolt that sticks out I had to flip. So might as well.
I just took a dremel and cut the bolts out from the bottom and it fell right out. I don't plan to put it back on and if I do I'll just buy those bolts. Took about 5 minutes
That’s a little less civilized. But it works!
Lol that’s what I did too fuck those bolts
Did the same thing on my 2020 and it took less than 4 minutes. Not a mark on anything. The air dam went right in the dumpster.
I don’t mind taking the extra steps to remove it properly. Getting ready to do my Canyon soon.
You rock. Just cracked mine driving up a little snow bank for parking. I've been frustrated with it for awhile. Which brought me to this video.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Well...I took mine off as well. I can’t believe how much better the truck looks. Well worth it for sure. Your video really helped me. Thank you.
Redcell60 awesome! Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
Great video. About to start this on my truck and most of the videos on here involved removing the grill completely or cutting, I was not down for that. Thank you again👍🏽
Glad to help Roger! Thanks for watching. Be sure to check out my more recent video that shows how to trim the air dam if you want to go that route too
I was tryin to remove the whole bumper on mine when i could have just done this. I am so glad i stopped taking off the bumper when i did and found this video!
Thanks sooo much this really helped!
Glad it helped! Thanks for watching.
Just removed from my 2021 Z71 this past weekend and boy oh boy is it easier than the 2015-2020 models. Literally just get under there and unscrew about 10 or so 8mm screws and pop it off. All the bolt heads face down towards the floor instead of up towards the engine too.
Yea they changed the bolts on 21+
I had the benefit of my cousins hoist and tools. It took 35 minutes. Thanks for the video.
deere3321 that’s luxurious. Glad to help! Thanks for watching.
i just took mine off and it looks so much better thank you for this video man!!
Glad to help! Enjoy your truck!
Thanks for the demo! Hoping to take mine off as well as painting the front tow hooks this weekend!
Glad to help. Good luck!
Video helped alot took about 2 hours. Major pain in the ass, but it was worth it.
Awesome. Glad you got it done. Thanks for watching!
Great video! Made the removal of the dam super easy! Many thanks!
Awesome! Glad to hear the video helped. Thanks for watching.
After watching this and reading the comments, I removed mine pretty easily. I have a 2016 Z71 Duramax, not sure if there are differences between years/trim levels.
What I did differently:
1) don't remove the 7mm bolt (makes reassembly easier).
2) used a right angle ratcheting screwdriver, and it is very easy to remove.
3) started at one end and went across to the other end, no need to work from outside in, the center screws were actually the easiest to remove.
4) moved the nut clips to the bumper cover so it can easily be reinstalled from below. Two screws will not fit because they interfere with the plastic fender liner bracket things - I believe it was the second screw from each end of the air dam. I'll probably leave it off, but it's nice to have options.
Glad you got it taken care of! Thanks for watching. And thanks for your comment
This video was a lifesaver. At first I was looking at removing the bumper but removing those 2 plastic pieces did the trick. Thank you!
Cody! Awesome to hear. Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!
Planning on doing this tomorrow! Do the two plastic pieces go back on once you get the dam off?
Yes. They go back on
Just took mine off. So much better look. Only thing I did different was I left that 7mm bolt in for those plastic pieces you took out. With the three from bottom and fender well removed I was able to swing them up and get the dam screws out.
Glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!
That garage floor looks killer
Yea. That was my old house in Illinois. My new house doesn’t have that though. :(
Thanks for the video. The middle section was still impossible with a driver. Ended up ripping out the middle section and taking out the screws afterward. But still everything’s good!
Glad you got it done! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video, very helpful!
Glad to help Ryan. Thanks for watching.
Got to love GM engineers 1st thing I took off my 2016 Z71 Colorado in the same fashion another great vid.
Thanks again Joe!
Same here now it looks like a truck should.
Did mine yesterday, tried your way. Very hard, ended up cutting screw clips with Dremmel tool and sent the air dam to the trash. I don't plan on putting it back on. Looks so much better with my leveling kit and new tires/wheels.
Glad you got it off. Thanks for watching
What size leveling kit did you use I almost did it for my 19 Z71 but I have no clue what size to use
This was so helpful. And Thank for no over explanation!!!
(No sarcasm intended.)
Glad to help. Thanks for watching.
Thanks bro. Helped out a lot.
Derek Meller glad to help! Thanks for watching.
Finally took mine off this weekend. Damaged it for the third time, major gouge. Hangs way too low!
James Wheaton awesome!
After watching this........ I had Dealer take mine off; it was free, but I just got my truck. I originally given price for it to get removed was $20 from my Chevy Dealership. I know working on truck is a guy thing; I respect that for sure. I have no where to really work on my truck. Plus it is and new under warranty. This time if something went wrong it’s on them and I’m covered. On the Colorado it was on page 218 or so; funny they say to take it off but make it a nightmare to do. Then they say put it back on after off-roading...... ya right Chevy!
Peter Harper yea mines still laying in the garage. Prolly gonna end up in the trash one day.
Thanks! Great video, I am doing this right now and following your guide!
Joel Moreaux awesome! Good luck! Thanks for watching. Please Like, Subscribe and Share!
Nice as usual!!
Thanks Tracy...we could use your expertise on the coloradofans forums, to figure out the PCV system on the new LGZ 3.6L V6 for the Colorado's and Canyons...
Great Job Thanks!
You bet! Thanks for watching. Please Like, Subscribe and Share!
I followed your video and got mine off! Thanks for the great video!
Awesome glad it worked! Thanks for watching!
Do you add the 2 plastic cover back after removing the air dam? And did it save you gas after doing this?
Mario Barrera yes the plastic inserts need to go back in. And I didn’t notice any change in MPG.
Screw this. I am cutting mine off! Thanks Chevy....
Atta boy!
Do you think that, if you threaded the bolts on upside down, that it'll hold just the same? Because that would make removal and reinstallation much easier from then on.
Yea. You can do that. You have to flip the threaded insert too. But lots of people do that for easier removal
Looks a lot better. It is a truck after all and should not be wearing a skirt. Thanks.
For sure!
Any tips on removing the factory front air dam on a 2002 Chevy S-10 4WD with tow hooks??
Sorry, I don’t have any experience with S10’s.
Should be close to the same
Once you have removed the 2 pieces that gave no name. Do you reinstall after the air damn is removed?
Ian Elliott yes. Everything gets reinstalled. Except for the air dam itself.
Can you remove the clips and reinstall them so you can remove the bolts from the bottom?
Yep you can. You just have to put the clip nut on the bumper. Then you can feed the bolts in from the bottom.
i really am contemplating removing mine 2016 model . ive been scraping it up lately on some primitive lots i drive down but these things already have enough road noise and bad mpg , i would hate to make that worse . does anybody know if it affects the noise of mpg's
You will hardly notice any difference in mpg.
Do you need to replace those two plastic pieces on each side??
Joseph Vaughn yea you do, otherwise the fender liner will have nothing to mount to and will just flap around inside the wheel well.
Couldn't you reverse the bolt clips so the bolts go in from the underside, making this simple to remove/install?
OffRoadRN correct, that is possible. However, I prefer the look of the truck with the air dam removed.
I do too, and I plan to remove mine. But with a 110 mile round trip commute, I may want to reinstall it when I'm not off roading. Depends on how much impact on MPG removing it has. How has it impacted yours?
OffRoadRN negligible difference in mpg really.
@@fondupot sounds like a worthless piece of plastic.
You know how I removed the air dam? I was hog hunting and driving some muddy dirt roads in Georgia and I hit a bump way too hard haha! That air dam fell 90% off so I got out of the truck and kicked it the rest of the way
Giddy up.
How easy is it to put back on after? lol. I have mine on a lease atm but plan to hopefully buy after and it has to look stock again when they see it I’m pretty sure
Very easy. Literally just the reverse of removing it.
Fondupot's Garage ok sweet
You bet! Just save your bolts. And it’s super easy to reinstall.
Okay. I ONLY used a 1/4” off set speed wrench and a Torx bit and took off without any damage in about 20-25 mins. There are exactly 13 screws that hold it on. Someone else said 15, but they took out 2 screws that appear to hold on but do not. Here is wrench I used. www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-1-4-in-x-5-16-in-Fully-Reversible-Ratcheting-Offset-Box-Wrench-68234/203481400
Great. Glad you got it off!
I’m not saying it was easy, but better than removing entire front.
Yea no need to remove the whole front clip.
Have you experienced any kind of overheating ?
Negative. Not at all.
Air dam really would only be necessary for cooling in extreme conditions (e.g towing max load up a steep grade in extreme heat)
Unless you drive 50miles per month in dead heat Arizona....but in any case I've never heard of overheat.
Isn't it easier to remove the bumper and then remove the air dam? Or this is easier? Trying to see what would be best for me to do
Alan Pena This is way easier. The bumper is connected to the grill and it’s a pain in the butt to get out. ask me how I know lol
@@fondupot I just don't wanna struggle much 😂 guess I'll do this one!
How much will this take you mpg down
I didn’t notice any significant difference.
As stated remove everything author stated..I had bear of time with 1 screw of course it was middle one..The torx bolt hole was filled with dirt nomatter how I tried could not get dirt out of it and location was tight..So I took my Dremel with cutting wheel and cut a slot in bottom of screw so I could get screw driver in screw.Then I turned it until I could get my fingers on it and turn it out ...Always something it seems......
If you buy a rachet driver with bits you do not have to remove any other thing but the screws that hold the air dam.They are 3 bucks to 10 bucks for driver and torx bits..
sproulman1 ok. But it’s still very easy to do the way I did it.
I had dealer removed mine would have cost over $80+ just for removal. Can’t see how manual says to remove Air-dam for off-road and put it back on for highway driving.
It does help highway mpg. But I don’t do enough highway driving to Justify installing it and removing it each time. So it sits on the shelf in my garage.
I had mine taken off and gave it to goodwill........
Haha nice!
I want to remove my air dam but have read that it does decrease fuel economy. Has anyone noticed a dramatic change in your mpg? This is my everyday vehicle and I have a pretty good commute time to work.
I had mine off for a long time and never noticed a difference in MPG.
Fondupot's Garage even better! I plan to tackle it this weekend!
Giddy up! Good luck!
I find it strange how the screws are face down on the Colorado but my sierra which is the same year has the screws easily accessible as they are inverted. Except the last 1 on either side in the wheel well which are still very easy
Craig Quann i know right. I had a 2014 sierra and I also removed the air dam. Don't get me wrong it's still pretty easy on the coly.
I have a 60 mile round trip to work and back, so far I've left mine on. I'll be interested to see what your mileage does with the air dam off.
Other's have reported negligible changes in MPG. I'm not really worried about it.
I'm a bit of a hyper-miler (other car is a hybrid 😁)
Nice. Well I took the air dam off my Sierra too and never noticed a difference. So I'm assuming it will be the same here.
James Wheaton did it change it a lot?
SuperSierra nothing noticeable
You really don't need to remove that plastic peace from the wheel well if you just remove the three screws that are holding it to the front bumper it lifts up enough to remove the screws from the air dam. Good video though! And all it would have taken to make this easy would be for chevy to install the screws head side down...
Maybe. I found it easier to remove that piece to get better access. Overall it's still not difficult to remove as it is. Never understood the hate and complaints this drew from so many people. It's only slightly inconvenient.
Correct. I did it both ways and I will say it's much easier with the plastic peice removed. Faster too.
What a Hassle
It’s not so bad.
Has anyone noticed any difference in MPGs once it's removed?
Most owners report a ~1 MPG reduction.
What you are removing is so that the air hits the radiator more and the car does not overheat.
My truck has never overheated since removing this. It’s just for aerodynamics for fuel economy. And I didn’t notice much change there either.
nice floor
thomas Shea thanks!
Why not use a saws all and cut the bolts?
Too messy. You’ll scrap up the bottom of the bumper doing that.
They really kind of screw you with that don't they... All they would have to do is turn those metal clips over and run the bolts in from the bottom up with just a little bit of loctite then you can take it off and put it back on in 5 minutes
They finally took notice on 2021 models. The screws are much easier to remove I hear.
My rado is a 19 so I will be doing it your way tomorrow evening however I'm half tempted to use the wife method where she drives it and it spontaneously removes itself 🤣
@@19mick89 lol. Haha, well good luck!
I did this and my transmission fluid temp went up about 22% average
Interesting. I monitored mine for a while after and never noticed a difference in temps. Have you ever done a trans fluid and filter service? I’d recommend it be done every 50k miles on an 8 speed.
I would not say it was designed to be easily removed...
Skodz Gaming it was pretty easy.....
I know this vid 7 years old so prolly wont hear from ya. But in the duramax trims the air damn does nothing to mpg.
It's not difficult to remove the air damn. Yes, would be nice if the bolt heads faced down but oh well. Job is even easier with a helper to push where you need it to give yourself a little extra space. Easy day.
Defending Our Future well said
that's insane. removing the air dam from a 2015- ford f 150 consists of TWO easily accessible bolts
Jeff Dixon ok
Yea... ford knows whats up.! Even tho I’m getting a Colorado soon..
if everything on vehicles are designed so "smartly" its no wonder they charge us big $$$$ to do anything on it...
My air dam removed itself on a water bar on a national forest back road. What a horrible engineering design by GM. You would think someone in the office while designing an off road vehicle would have questioned the clearance of a Toyota Corolla on this truck. And those 2 ply exploding tires were a really well thought out standard feature also. GM engineers must be pointy-headed snowflakes.
It’s meant to be ripped off easily for the exact reason you experienced. The manual also says to remove it for off-road activities. The air dam is meant for use on the highway.
Dremel is the easiest way. Either that or have the dealer take it off before taking ownership of it.
Spenser Hawk I’d argue the dremel is more work. And a lot less civilized. And not able to be reattached after If wanted. This video was meant to show people how to remove it. Not total destroy it. Thanks for commenting.
@@fondupot the funny part is that I've never seen one on the road with the air dam still attached. GM should have thought it out better. Government regulations to make sure they got that extra one mpg.
You do not need to remove the 10 mm bolts. That's silly and a waste of time. Just push the thing out of the way.
Come on, nobody gets a Colorado because they'll ever be in danger of actually taking it off road.
B T I did it for looks. I don't off-road.
Had mine off road, didn't touch the air dam but I gouged a running board on a boulder
Found the tacoma fanboy.
Took my 2017 z71 off road at 1,000 miles to check it out. Awesome! Have gone out 3 times since my first test run and it is great. Not a zr2 but handles well on mid-level runs.
Shows what you know. I bought a '15 Colorado with a whopping 14,000 miles on it a few weeks ago. My wife and I signed the papers, and headed for our favorite snowy-day trail. Off road 45 minutes after we signed the papers. The Z71 includes a rear locker and is definitely a capable off-road package.