Ford Mondeo Front Bumper Tow Cover 2015 TO 2019 DS73-17A989-J Genuine

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Ford Mondeo Front Bumper Tow Cover 2015 TO 2019 DS73-17A989-J Genuine - part number DS73-17A989-J

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About part number DS73-17A989-J

A front bumper tow cover is a small trim panel that clips into the main front bumper assembly to conceal the threaded recovery eye socket. Part of the vehicle's exterior bodywork, it creates a flush, finished appearance across the front end while protecting the internal towing mounting point from dirt, water, and road debris. When fitted correctly, it sits completely level with the surrounding bumper and maintains the intended visual lines of the front of the vehicle.

To confirm that this item is correct for your vehicle, you must check that the part number stamped on your original cover matches DS73-17A989-J or 16032401S19. On small plastic exterior mouldings like this, the manufacturer reference is typically molded into the smooth plastic on the reverse side or on one of the securing tabs. Matching this exact reference is the only way to ensure the cover will clip securely into place, as subtle shape differences affect the fitment.

These covers are usually replaced because they have popped out and been lost while driving, or because the original was removed to attach a towing eye and never reinstalled. If you are fitting a replacement trim piece, you may also need plastic trim tools to seat the retaining clips without damaging the surrounding paintwork. Because this item requires a respray, you will also need appropriate primer, paint, and clear coat to match the panel to your vehicle's exact body colour.

  • Part type: Bumper Inserts & Covers.
  • Specification: colour NEED RESPRAY.
  • Position on the vehicle: Front.
  • Also numbered: 16032401S19.

About this kind of part: tow eye covers

A tow eye cover is the small painted flap or cap that hides the threaded towing point in a bumper. It is the smallest painted part on the outside of a car and the most frequently lost, because it is held by one or two plastic tabs and a short tether, and because it is removed only in the kind of situation where nobody is looking after small parts. It is painted to match the car, so a replacement either arrives in the correct colour already or needs spraying.

Why people replace one

  • The cover has been lost after a recovery or a tow, which is what almost all of them are replaced for.
  • A tab has snapped and the cover no longer clips flat, so it rattles or falls out at speed.
  • The tether has broken and the cover was dropped and not found.
  • A jet wash has lifted an unclipped cover out of the bumper.
  • The paint no longer matches because the cover is a different age from the bumper around it.

Fitting it

  • It pushes in from the outside until the tabs engage, and it comes out by pressing one edge in and easing the other out.
  • Where there is a tether, it hooks to a lug moulded inside the bumper opening before the cover is pushed home.
  • Fit it cold-side-out and press on the edges rather than the middle, which is where a stiff cover cracks.
  • A cover supplied in primer needs the paint code from the car's own identification plate to match the bumper.

Making sure it is the right one

  • Match the part number. The front cover and the rear cover of the same car are different parts, and so are the covers of different trim levels on one model.
  • Compare the shape of the opening, not just the size. A cover is contoured to the curve of the bumper it sits in and will not sit flat in a different one.
  • Check the tab pattern and whether yours has a tether lug. These change between a facelift and the version before it.
  • If the cover is supplied painted, treat the colour as a starting point rather than a match, because a used painted part has aged with its own car.

What to look for in the photographs

A Part number — Moulded into the inside face. On a part this small it is often the only way to tell two covers apart.
B Tabs — The clips around the inside edge. Check each one is whole, because a single broken tab is what loses the cover.
C Tether lug — The small loop or peg for the tether, where the car has one. Its presence or absence is part of what you are matching.
D Curvature — Look at the cover from the side. It is shaped to one bumper's curve, and a flat photograph hides that completely.
E Face finish — Whether it is painted or in primer, and how the paint has worn. This is the lowest, most stone-blasted part of the car.

This section describes tow eye covers parts in general. The numbers and the photographs above are this part.

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Returns Thirty days to change your mind, and we pay the return postage in the United Kingdom and Germany.

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