If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably willing to look after the vast majority of the maintenance to be completed on your Infiniti Q50, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to focus on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Infiniti Q50. This action is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Infiniti Q50, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Infiniti Q50

So let’s begin our article with the front bumper of your Infiniti Q50. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Infiniti Q50 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to put your Infiniti Q50 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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 described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Infiniti Q50. Dependant 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 delicately 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 seals the front bumper of your Infiniti Q50 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 Infiniti Q50 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.
  • 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 probably forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with 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 Infiniti Q50, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Infiniti Q50

And to finish, whether or not the process is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Infiniti Q50. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more details.

  • Start with undertaking the same first step, that is, lift your Infiniti Q50 and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Infiniti Q50 serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Infiniti Q50 to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Infiniti Q50.
  • Take away the lower bindings below your Infiniti Q50.
  • Simultaneously, make sure 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 Infiniti Q50, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper

Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Infiniti Q50 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are just about the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Infiniti Q50, do not hesitate to consult our Infiniti Q50 category.