If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly keen to manage almost all of the service to be completed on your Citroen C4 Aircross, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C4 Aircross. This procedure is not very difficult 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 Citroen C4 Aircross, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen C4 Aircross
So let’s begin our article content with the front bumper of your Citroen C4 Aircross. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen C4 Aircross in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to lift your Citroen C4 Aircross and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away 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 C4 Aircross. Dependant on your car features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Citroen C4 Aircross 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 underneath your Citroen C4 Aircross 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 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 almost certainly 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 C4 Aircross, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen C4 Aircross
And now, regardless if the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen C4 Aircross. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start by performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen C4 Aircross and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Citroen C4 Aircross without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen C4 Aircross to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Citroen C4 Aircross.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Citroen C4 Aircross.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 C4 Aircross, follow the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C4 Aircross whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Citroen C4 Aircross, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C4 Aircross category.
