If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly willing to look after almost all of the work to be achieved on your Cadillac ATS, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We want to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Cadillac ATS. This operation is not very complicated and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Cadillac ATS, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Cadillac ATS
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Cadillac ATS. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Cadillac ATS in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to lift your Cadillac ATS and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 away 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 Cadillac ATS. 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 carefully 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 locks the front bumper of your Cadillac ATS 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 underneath your Cadillac ATS 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 using 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 Cadillac ATS, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Cadillac ATS
And to conclude, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Cadillac ATS. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.
- Start with executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Cadillac ATS and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Cadillac ATS serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Cadillac ATS 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 Cadillac ATS.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Cadillac ATS.
- 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 Cadillac ATS, stick to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Cadillac ATS whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are just about the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you need more guides on the Cadillac ATS, go to our Cadillac ATS category.
