If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re likely eager to look after the majority of the work to be completed on your Ford B-max, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Ford B-max. This task is not very difficult and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Ford B-max, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford B-max
So let’s commence our document with the front bumper of your Ford B-max. 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 in order to disassemble the bumper of your Ford B-max in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to put your Ford B-max on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ford B-max. According to your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 seals the front bumper of your Ford B-max 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 beneath your Ford B-max to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, 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 perhaps forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing a carpet or other to prevent 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 Ford B-max, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford B-max
And to conclude, even if the procedure is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford B-max. For each step 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 information.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Ford B-max and take off your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford B-max serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford B-max to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Ford B-max.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Ford B-max.
- While doing so, remember 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 Ford B-max, adhere to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford B-max whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any additional questions about the Ford B-max, do not hesitate to consult our Ford B-max category.
