If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re almost certainly keen to look after almost all of the service to be carried out on your Fiat 500 L, but some are more complicated than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Fiat 500 L. This action is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Fiat 500 L, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Fiat 500 L
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Fiat 500 L. To remove it, 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 Fiat 500 L in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to lift your Fiat 500 L and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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.
- Remove 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 Fiat 500 L. Depending on your car features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to get this done, 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 from behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Fiat 500 L 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 Fiat 500 L to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, 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 almost certainly forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with 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 Fiat 500 L, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Fiat 500 L
And to finish, even if the procedure is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Fiat 500 L. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more info.
- Start by carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Fiat 500 L and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Fiat 500 L without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Fiat 500 L to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Fiat 500 L.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Fiat 500 L.
- While doing so, 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 Fiat 500 L, follow the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Fiat 500 L whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Fiat 500 L, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat 500 L category.
