If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely eager to handle most of the work to be achieved on your Audi R8, but some are more difficult than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to work on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Audi R8. This procedure is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Audi R8, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Audi R8
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Audi R8. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Audi R8 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to put your Audi R8 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Seems evident, 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 R8. Dependant on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish this, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it carefully 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 R8 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 under your Audi R8 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure 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 almost certainly forgot a screw or a clip. Think of using 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 R8, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Audi R8
And now, regardless if the process is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Audi R8. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more details.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Audi R8 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Audi R8 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Audi R8 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Audi R8.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Audi R8.
- While doing so, remember to 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 R8, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Audi R8 whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you wish more tutorials on the Audi R8, go to our Audi R8 category.
