If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably willing to look after the majority of the maintenance to be completed on your Citroen C4 Picasso, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to focus on. We want to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C4 Picasso. This operation is not very difficult 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 Citroen C4 Picasso, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen C4 Picasso
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Citroen C4 Picasso. 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 follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen C4 Picasso in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to put your Citroen C4 Picasso 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.
- Take out the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Citroen C4 Picasso. According to your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 beneath your Citroen C4 Picasso 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.
- Make sure 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 quite 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 C4 Picasso, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen C4 Picasso
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 Picasso. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more details.
- Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen C4 Picasso and remove your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Citroen C4 Picasso serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen C4 Picasso to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Citroen C4 Picasso.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Citroen C4 Picasso.
- 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 C4 Picasso, follow the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C4 Picasso whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Citroen C4 Picasso, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C4 Picasso category.
