If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re likely willing to look after the vast majority of the maintenance to be achieved on your Citroen Ds4, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Ds4. This operation is not very complicated and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Citroen Ds4, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen Ds4
So let’s start our content page with the front bumper of your Citroen Ds4. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen Ds4 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we suggest you to lift your Citroen Ds4 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off the wheel arches: They’re also identified as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Citroen Ds4. According to your motor vehicle 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 Ds4 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 below your Citroen Ds4 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.
- Make sure 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 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 Ds4, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen Ds4
And to conclude, regardless if the procedure is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen Ds4. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen Ds4 and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Citroen Ds4 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen Ds4 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Citroen Ds4.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Citroen Ds4.
- 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 Ds4, follow the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Ds4 whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Citroen Ds4, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Ds4 category.
