If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely eager to take care of the vast majority of the maintenance to be done on your Citroen C6, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to work on. We would 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 C6. This operation is not very complex 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 C6, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen C6
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Citroen C6. 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 follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen C6 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to lift your Citroen C6 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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 C6. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish this, 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 behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Citroen C6 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 under your Citroen C6 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.
- 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 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 C6, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen C6
And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen C6. For each step 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 step, that is, lift your Citroen C6 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Citroen C6 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen C6 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 C6.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Citroen C6.
- At the same time, make sure 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 C6, follow the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C6 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are just about the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you wish more guides on the Citroen C6, go to our Citroen C6 category.
