If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably eager to take care of the majority of the service to be done on your Ford C-max, but some are more challenging than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to work on. We want to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Ford C-max. This operation is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Ford C-max, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford C-max
So let’s begin our article with the front bumper of your Ford C-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 stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Ford C-max in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we recommend you to lift your Ford C-max and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take out 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 C-max. Depending 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 delicately 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 fastens the front bumper of your Ford C-max 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 Ford C-max 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 to 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 most likely 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 Ford C-max, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford C-max
And to finish, regardless if the process is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford C-max. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Ford C-max and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford C-max without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford C-max to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Ford C-max.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Ford C-max.
- Simultaneously, 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 Ford C-max, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford C-max whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are essentially the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
To find more tips on the Ford C-max, take a look at the Ford C-max category.
