If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely willing to look after the majority of the maintenance to be carried out on your hyundai i30, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We would really like 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 i30. This procedure is not very complex 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 hyundai i30, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a hyundai i30
So let’s commence our document with the front bumper of your hyundai i30. 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 to be able to disassemble the bumper of your hyundai i30 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to lift your hyundai i30 and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: 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 hyundai i30. Depending on your car features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do 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 behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your hyundai i30 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 i30 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 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 probably 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 hyundai i30, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a hyundai i30
And to conclude, regardless if the procedure is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your hyundai i30. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.
- Start by performing the same first stage, that is, lift your hyundai i30 and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your hyundai i30 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your hyundai i30 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 hyundai i30.
- Take off the lower bindings below your hyundai i30.
- At the same time, 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 i30, follow the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a hyundai i30 whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you want more guides on the hyundai i30, go to our hyundai i30 category.
