If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most certainly keen to look after most of the maintenance to be completed on your Citroen C15, but some are more complex than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We want to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C15. This procedure is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Citroen C15, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen C15
So let’s begin our content page with the front bumper of your Citroen C15. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen C15 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to put your Citroen C15 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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 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 Citroen C15. Dependant on your car features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do 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 behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Citroen C15 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 beneath your Citroen C15 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 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 Citroen C15, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen C15
And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen C15. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen C15 and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Citroen C15 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen C15 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Citroen C15.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Citroen C15.
- While doing so, make sure 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 Citroen C15, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C15 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you wish more tutorials on the Citroen C15, go to our Citroen C15 category.
