If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely willing to take care of almost all of the work to be achieved on your Buick Enclave, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to operate on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Buick Enclave. This process is not very complex 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 Buick Enclave, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Buick Enclave

So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Buick Enclave. 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 adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Buick Enclave in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to put your Buick Enclave on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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.
  • Take off the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Buick Enclave. According to your car 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 from behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Buick Enclave 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 beneath your Buick Enclave 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.
  • 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 avoid 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 Buick Enclave, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Buick Enclave

And to conclude, whether or not the procedure is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Buick Enclave. For each stage 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 info.

  • Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Buick Enclave and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Buick Enclave without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Buick Enclave to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Buick Enclave.
  • Remove the lower bindings below your Buick Enclave.
  • While doing so, 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 Buick Enclave, adhere to the same operation as for the front bumper

Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Buick Enclave whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are practically the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Buick Enclave, do not hesitate to consult our Buick Enclave category.