If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly willing to look after the vast majority of the work to be done on your Ds Ds 7 Crossback, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why on this web page we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Ds Ds 7 Crossback. This procedure is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ds Ds 7 Crossback
So let’s start our article content with the front bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback. 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 stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Ds Ds 7 Crossback on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: 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 identified as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback. Dependant on your 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 from behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback 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 underneath your Ds Ds 7 Crossback 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.
- 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 perhaps 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 7 Crossback, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ds Ds 7 Crossback
And to finish, whether or not the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ds Ds 7 Crossback. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start with performing the same first step, that is, lift your Ds Ds 7 Crossback and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ds Ds 7 Crossback to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Ds Ds 7 Crossback.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Ds Ds 7 Crossback.
- While doing so, make sure 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 7 Crossback, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ds Ds 7 Crossback whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are practically the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you need more guides on the Ds Ds 7 Crossback, go to our Ds Ds 7 Crossback category.
