If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably eager to take care of almost all of the service to be done on your Ford Edge, but some are more challenging than others and require the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to operate on. We would like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Ford Edge. This process is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Ford Edge, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford Edge
So let’s start our article content with the front bumper of your Ford Edge. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Ford Edge in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to put your Ford Edge on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 out the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ford Edge. According to your motor 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 from behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Ford Edge 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 below your Ford Edge to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor 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 quite likely 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 Edge, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford Edge
And to conclude, even if the operation is quite identical, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford Edge. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Ford Edge and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford Edge serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford Edge to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Ford Edge.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Ford Edge.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 Ford Edge, follow the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford Edge 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.
If you have any further questions about the Ford Edge, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Edge category.
