If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly willing to look after the majority of the service to be done on your Ford Transit, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Ford Transit. This operation is not very difficult and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Ford Transit, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Ford Transit
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Ford Transit. 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 Transit in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to lift your Ford Transit and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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 away the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ford Transit. Dependant on your automobile 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 carefully 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 Transit on the sides.
- Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine compartment.
- Now it’s time to go underneath your Ford Transit 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.
- Remember to unplug 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 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 Transit, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Ford Transit
And to conclude, even if the operation is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ford Transit. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Ford Transit and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Ford Transit without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ford Transit to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Ford Transit.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Ford Transit.
- Simultaneously, remember to 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 Transit, stick to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ford Transit whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Ford Transit, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Transit category.
