If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly willing to look after the majority of the service to be completed on your Citroen Berlingo 2, but some are more difficult than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Berlingo 2. This action is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Citroen Berlingo 2, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen Berlingo 2

So let’s begin our article content with the front bumper of your Citroen Berlingo 2. 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 adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen Berlingo 2 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more relaxed, we suggest you to put your Citroen Berlingo 2 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Remove 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 Citroen Berlingo 2. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to achieve 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 from behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Citroen Berlingo 2 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 below your Citroen Berlingo 2 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor vehicle, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
  • Make sure 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 quite 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 Citroen Berlingo 2, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen Berlingo 2

And to finish, even if the procedure is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen Berlingo 2. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.

  • Start with performing the same first step, that is, lift your Citroen Berlingo 2 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Citroen Berlingo 2 serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen Berlingo 2 to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Citroen Berlingo 2.
  • Take off the lower bindings underneath your Citroen Berlingo 2.
  • Simultaneously, 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 Citroen Berlingo 2, adhere to the same process as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Berlingo 2 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Citroen Berlingo 2, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Berlingo 2 category.