If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly wanting to handle most of the service to be achieved on your Audi A4, but some are more difficult than others and require the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to focus on. We want to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Audi A4. This process is not very difficult and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Audi A4, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Audi A4
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Audi A4. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Audi A4 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to put your Audi A4 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Audi A4. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to get this done, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it delicately with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Audi A4 on the sides.
- Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine compartment.
- Now it’s time to go below your Audi A4 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the vehicle, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure disconnect the connection of the plate lighting and the distance control sensor if you have it.
- Carefully remove the front bumper by first unclipping the sides. If it doesn’t come off, you probably forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing a carpet or other to prevent that it gets scratched by touching the ground.
That’s it, you’ve seen all the steps of how to remove the front bumper from your Audi A4, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Audi A4
And to conclude, whether or not the process is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Audi A4. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Audi A4 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Audi A4 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Audi A4 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Audi A4.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Audi A4.
- At the same time, make sure un plug the rear license plate light and the reverse radar sensors if you are equipped with them.
- Unscrew the top brackets from the top of the trunk.
- Now all you have to do is remove the rear bumper from your Audi A4, stick to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Audi A4 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Audi A4, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A4 category.
