If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably keen to handle almost all of the work to be done on your Ford Ecosport, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Ford Ecosport. This process is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Ford Ecosport, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford Ecosport
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Ford Ecosport. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Ford Ecosport in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to lift your Ford Ecosport and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ford Ecosport. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do this, 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 from behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Ford Ecosport 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 Ecosport 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.
- Remember 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 almost certainly forgot a screw or a clip. Think of using 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 Ecosport, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford Ecosport
And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford Ecosport. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more info.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Ford Ecosport and take out your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford Ecosport without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford Ecosport to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less complicated to remove the bumper from your Ford Ecosport.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Ford Ecosport.
- 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 Ecosport, stick to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford Ecosport whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are essentially the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you need more guides on the Ford Ecosport, go to our Ford Ecosport category.
