If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most likely willing to handle almost all of the maintenance to be carried out on your Ford Fiesta, but some are more difficult than others and need 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 find out how to remove the bumper from a Ford Fiesta. This process is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Ford Fiesta, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford Fiesta
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Ford Fiesta. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Ford Fiesta in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to lift your Ford Fiesta and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ford Fiesta. Dependant on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish this, 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 behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Ford Fiesta 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 Fiesta 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 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 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 Fiesta, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford Fiesta
And to conclude, whether or not the process is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford Fiesta. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by carrying out the same first step, that is, lift your Ford Fiesta and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford Fiesta serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford Fiesta to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Ford Fiesta.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Ford Fiesta.
- At the same time, make sure to 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 Fiesta, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford Fiesta whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To find more tips on the Ford Fiesta, take a look at the Ford Fiesta category.
