If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely willing to manage most of the work to be carried out on your Bmw Serie 1, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to work on. We 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 Bmw Serie 1. This operation is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Bmw Serie 1, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Bmw Serie 1
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Bmw Serie 1. To remove it, you will just need 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 Bmw Serie 1 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to put your Bmw Serie 1 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Bmw Serie 1. According to 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 gently 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 Bmw Serie 1 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 Bmw Serie 1 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.
- 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 quite likely 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 Bmw Serie 1, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Bmw Serie 1
And now, even if the process is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Bmw Serie 1. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.
- Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Bmw Serie 1 and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Bmw Serie 1 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Bmw Serie 1 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Bmw Serie 1.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Bmw Serie 1.
- 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 Bmw Serie 1, 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 Bmw Serie 1 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are just about the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you want more tutorials on the Bmw Serie 1, go to our Bmw Serie 1 category.
