If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re likely willing to manage almost all of the maintenance to be completed on your Chevrolet Volt, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Chevrolet Volt. This procedure is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Chevrolet Volt, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Chevrolet Volt
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Chevrolet Volt. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Chevrolet Volt in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to lift your Chevrolet Volt and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take out the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Chevrolet Volt. 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 from behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Chevrolet Volt 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 below your Chevrolet Volt 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.
- Be sure you 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 probably 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 Chevrolet Volt, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Chevrolet Volt
And now, whether or not the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Chevrolet Volt. For each step 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 details.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Chevrolet Volt and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Chevrolet Volt serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Chevrolet Volt 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 Chevrolet Volt.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Chevrolet Volt.
- 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 Chevrolet Volt, adhere to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Chevrolet Volt whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
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