If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely willing to handle almost all of the maintenance to be done on your Kia Niro, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We would like to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Kia Niro. This operation is not very complicated and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Kia Niro, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Kia Niro

So let’s commence our document with the front bumper of your Kia Niro. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Kia Niro in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to put your Kia Niro on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your car: 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 Kia Niro. According to 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 carefully with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
  • Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Kia Niro 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 below your Kia Niro 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.
  • Be sure you 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 quite likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of using 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 Niro, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Kia Niro

And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite identical, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Kia Niro. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.

  • Start by performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Kia Niro and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Kia Niro without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Kia Niro to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Kia Niro.
  • Take off the lower bindings underneath your Kia Niro.
  • At the same time, make sure 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 Niro, follow the same method as for the front bumper

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

To get more tips on the Kia Niro, take a look at the Kia Niro category.