If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most certainly keen to look after the vast majority of the work to be carried out on your Lexus GX, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Lexus GX. This operation is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Lexus GX, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Lexus GX
So let’s start our content page with the front bumper of your Lexus GX. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Lexus GX in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to lift your Lexus GX and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off 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 Lexus GX. Depending on your car features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to do 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Lexus GX 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 beneath your Lexus GX to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, 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 perhaps 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 Lexus GX, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Lexus GX
And to conclude, even if the procedure is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Lexus GX. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more details.
- Start by undertaking the same first step, that is, lift your Lexus GX and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Lexus GX without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Lexus GX to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Lexus GX.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Lexus GX.
- At the same time, remember 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 Lexus GX, follow the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Lexus GX whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To get more tips on the Lexus GX, take a look at the Lexus GX category.
