If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably eager to take care of most of the service to be done on your Citroen C8, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to focus on. We want to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Citroen C8. This task is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Citroen C8, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen C8
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Citroen C8. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen C8 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to lift your Citroen C8 and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: 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 called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Citroen C8. Dependant on your motor vehicle 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 C8 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 underneath your Citroen C8 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 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 working with 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 C8, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen C8
And to conclude, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen C8. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen C8 and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Citroen C8 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen C8 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Citroen C8.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Citroen C8.
- Simultaneously, 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 C8, 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 C8 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any additional questions about the Citroen C8, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C8 category.
