can any of you give me a primer on removing them?

I am restoring the rear bumper tip first then doing the front....

I kow I have to remove the grill guard, but whats next?

 

Front bumper is three bolts on each frame rail. Also remove connectors for fog lights.
Rear bumper has one bolt on the end of each frame rail. Careful with these, the bolts like to rust and shear off inside the captive nuts. Total garbage design IMO. Also remove light connectors.

 

SO I have to remove the bumpers to get the plastic end caps off?

 

Front bumper is a piece of cake. Rear bumper sucks.

 

You never said endcaps, you said bumpers. Endcaps are a bunch of screws n ****.

 

OK then, its just screws n ****e?