If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly eager to look after the vast majority of the maintenance to be achieved on your Audi Sq5, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Audi Sq5. This process is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Audi Sq5, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Audi Sq5
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Audi Sq5. To take it off, 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 Sq5 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we suggest you to lift your Audi Sq5 and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take out the wheel arches: They’re also identified as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Audi Sq5. According to your car 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 delicately with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is from behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Audi Sq5 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 under your Audi Sq5 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Remember to 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 most likely 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 Sq5, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Audi Sq5
And to conclude, even if the process is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Audi Sq5. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, 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 Sq5 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Audi Sq5 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Audi Sq5 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Audi Sq5.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Audi Sq5.
- While doing so, make sure 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 Sq5, stick to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Audi Sq5 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.
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