If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably keen to look after the vast majority of the work to be done on your Fiat Scudo, but some are more challenging 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 on this web page we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Fiat Scudo. This operation is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Fiat Scudo, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Fiat Scudo
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Fiat Scudo. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Fiat Scudo in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to lift your Fiat Scudo and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Fiat Scudo. Dependant on your vehicle 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 in back of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Fiat Scudo 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 Fiat Scudo 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 almost certainly 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 Fiat Scudo, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Fiat Scudo
And to finish, even if the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Fiat Scudo. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Fiat Scudo and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Fiat Scudo serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Fiat Scudo 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 Fiat Scudo.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Fiat Scudo.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 Fiat Scudo, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Fiat Scudo whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Fiat Scudo, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Scudo category.
