If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly eager to manage almost all of the maintenance to be completed on your Hyundai Accent, but some are more challenging than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to operate on. We want to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Hyundai Accent. This procedure is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Hyundai Accent, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Hyundai Accent
So let’s begin our content page with the front bumper of your Hyundai Accent. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Hyundai Accent in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to put your Hyundai Accent on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: 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 Hyundai Accent. Depending on your car features and the year of your model, you will also be able 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Hyundai Accent 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 below your Hyundai Accent to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Be sure you 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 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 Hyundai Accent, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Hyundai Accent
And now, even if the operation is quite identical, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Hyundai Accent. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Hyundai Accent and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Hyundai Accent serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Hyundai Accent to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Hyundai Accent.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Hyundai Accent.
- While doing so, 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 Hyundai Accent, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Hyundai Accent whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Hyundai Accent, do not hesitate to consult our Hyundai Accent category.
