If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly wanting to handle almost all of the work to be completed on your Infiniti QX80, but some are more challenging than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Infiniti QX80. This operation is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Infiniti QX80, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Infiniti QX80
So let’s start our article with the front bumper of your Infiniti QX80. 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 adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Infiniti QX80 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to put your Infiniti QX80 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Infiniti QX80. According to your vehicle 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 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 QX80 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 QX80 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the vehicle, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure 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 perhaps 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 Infiniti QX80, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Infiniti QX80
And to finish, whether or not the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Infiniti QX80. 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 information.
- Start with carrying out the same first step, that is, lift your Infiniti QX80 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Infiniti QX80 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Infiniti QX80 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less complicated to remove the bumper from your Infiniti QX80.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Infiniti QX80.
- While doing so, make sure to 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 QX80, adhere to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Infiniti QX80 whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are practically the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Infiniti QX80, do not hesitate to consult our Infiniti QX80 category.
