If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely eager to handle the majority of the maintenance to be achieved on your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to focus on. We would like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. This action is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to lift your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 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 out 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 Grand C4 Picasso. Depending on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to accomplish 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 Grand 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 below your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso 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 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 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 Grand C4 Picasso, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
And to conclude, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Citroen Grand C4 Picasso.
- Simultaneously, be sure you 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 Grand C4 Picasso, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen Grand C4 Picasso category.
