If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most likely wanting to manage most of the work to be carried out on your Jeep Compass, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate 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 operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Jeep Compass. This task 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 Jeep Compass, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Jeep Compass
So let’s start our content with the front bumper of your Jeep Compass. To take it off, 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 Jeep Compass in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to put your Jeep Compass on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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 named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Jeep Compass. Depending on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to accomplish 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 seals the front bumper of your Jeep Compass 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 Jeep Compass to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Remember to 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 quite likely 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 Jeep Compass, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Jeep Compass
And to finish, whether or not the operation is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Jeep Compass. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Jeep Compass and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Jeep Compass serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Jeep Compass to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Jeep Compass.
- Remove the lower bindings underneath your Jeep Compass.
- 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 Jeep Compass, stick to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Jeep Compass whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you want more guides on the Jeep Compass, go to our Jeep Compass category.
