If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re likely keen to look after the vast majority of the service to be achieved on your Audi Q3, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to focus on. We really want to help you in this process. That’s why on this web page we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Audi Q3. This operation is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Audi Q3, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Audi Q3
So let’s start our content page with the front bumper of your Audi Q3. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Audi Q3 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we recommend you to put your Audi Q3 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Audi Q3. According to your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to accomplish this, 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Audi Q3 on the sides.
- Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine bay.
- Now it’s time to go below your Audi Q3 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor vehicle, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Remember to unplug 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 working with 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 Q3, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Audi Q3
And to finish, even if the operation is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Audi Q3. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start by executing the same first step, that is, lift your Audi Q3 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Audi Q3 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Audi Q3 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 Q3.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Audi Q3.
- Simultaneously, remember to disconnect 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 Q3, 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 Q3 whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you want more tutorials on the Audi Q3, go to our Audi Q3 category.
