If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly willing to handle the vast majority of the work to be carried out on your Ds Ds 4, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work 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 Ds Ds 4. This process is not very complicated and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Ds Ds 4, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ds Ds 4
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Ds Ds 4. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Ds Ds 4 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Ds Ds 4 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Would seem 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 Ds Ds 4. Dependant on your 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 seals the front bumper of your Ds Ds 4 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 Ds Ds 4 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.
- Be sure you 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 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 Ds Ds 4, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ds Ds 4
And to conclude, regardless if the operation is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ds Ds 4. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Ds Ds 4 and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Ds Ds 4 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ds Ds 4 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Ds Ds 4.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Ds Ds 4.
- At the same time, 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 Ds Ds 4, stick to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ds Ds 4 whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you need more guides on the Ds Ds 4, go to our Ds Ds 4 category.
