If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re almost certainly willing to handle the majority of the maintenance to be carried out on your Jaguar F-Type, but some are more difficult than others and require the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Jaguar F-Type. This process is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Jaguar F-Type, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Jaguar F-Type
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Jaguar F-Type. 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 Jaguar F-Type in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to lift your Jaguar F-Type and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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 away the wheel arches: They’re also identified as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Jaguar F-Type. Depending on your vehicle 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 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 locks the front bumper of your Jaguar F-Type on the sides.
- Unscrew the screws or remove the clips on the upper part of the bumper in the engine bay.
- Now it’s time to go under your Jaguar F-Type 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 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 most likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing 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 Jaguar F-Type, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Jaguar F-Type
And to conclude, even if the operation is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Jaguar F-Type. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Jaguar F-Type and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Jaguar F-Type without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Jaguar F-Type 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 Jaguar F-Type.
- Take off the lower bindings below your Jaguar F-Type.
- At the same time, 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 Jaguar F-Type, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Jaguar F-Type whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are practically the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To discover more tips on the Jaguar F-Type, take a look at the Jaguar F-Type category.
