If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly eager to take care of the vast majority of the work to be done on your Ford S-max, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Ford S-max. This task is not very difficult 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 S-max, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Ford S-max

So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Ford S-max. To take it off, 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 S-max in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to lift your Ford S-max and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your automobile: Would seem obvious, 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 S-max. Dependant on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to achieve this, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it gently with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
  • Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is in back of your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Ford S-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 S-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 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 employing 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 S-max, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford S-max

And to conclude, regardless if the procedure is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford S-max. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more details.

  • Start with performing the same first step, that is, lift your Ford S-max and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford S-max serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford S-max 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 S-max.
  • Take off the lower bindings below your Ford S-max.
  • While doing so, 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 S-max, 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 S-max whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are just about the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.

If you want more tutorials on the Ford S-max, go to our Ford S-max category.