If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely eager to look after most of the service to be completed on your Kia Cee D, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to work on. We would like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Kia Cee D. This operation is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Kia Cee D, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Kia Cee D
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Kia Cee D. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Kia Cee D in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to lift your Kia Cee D and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Kia Cee D. Dependant on your vehicle 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 delicately 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 locks the front bumper of your Kia Cee D 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 underneath your Kia Cee D 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 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 probably 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 Kia Cee D, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Kia Cee D
And to conclude, even if the operation is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Kia Cee D. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Kia Cee D and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Kia Cee D without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Kia Cee D to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less complicated to remove the bumper from your Kia Cee D.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Kia Cee D.
- 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 Kia Cee D, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Kia Cee D whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you want more tutorials on the Kia Cee D, go to our Kia Cee D category.
