If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely willing to take care of most of the service to be carried out on your Lincoln MKS, but some are more difficult than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Lincoln MKS. This operation is not very difficult 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 Lincoln MKS, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Lincoln MKS
So let’s start our article with the front bumper of your Lincoln MKS. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Lincoln MKS in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to lift your Lincoln MKS and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Lincoln MKS. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to get this done, 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 fastens the front bumper of your Lincoln MKS 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 Lincoln MKS to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor vehicle, 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 perhaps 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 Lincoln MKS, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Lincoln MKS
And now, even if the procedure is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Lincoln MKS. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Lincoln MKS and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Lincoln MKS without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Lincoln MKS 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 Lincoln MKS.
- Remove the lower bindings underneath your Lincoln MKS.
- While doing so, make sure 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 Lincoln MKS, adhere to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Lincoln MKS whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are essentially the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Lincoln MKS, do not hesitate to consult our Lincoln MKS category.
