If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably eager to look after the majority of the service to be done on your Kia Venga, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to work on. We want to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Kia Venga. This task is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Kia Venga, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Kia Venga
So let’s commence our article content with the front bumper of your Kia Venga. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Kia Venga in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to put your Kia Venga on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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.
- Take off the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Kia Venga. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Kia Venga 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 Venga 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 probably forgot a screw or a clip. Think of using 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 Kia Venga, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Kia Venga
And now, even if the process is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Kia Venga. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first step, that is, lift your Kia Venga and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Kia Venga serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Kia Venga to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Kia Venga.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Kia Venga.
- Simultaneously, be sure you 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 Kia Venga, adhere to the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Kia Venga whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are almost the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Kia Venga, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Venga category.
