If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely keen to take care of the majority of the work to be done on your Mazda CX 3, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Mazda CX 3. This process is not very complex 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 Mazda CX 3, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Mazda CX 3
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Mazda CX 3. 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 adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Mazda CX 3 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to put your Mazda CX 3 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Mazda CX 3. Dependant on your automobile 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 from behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Mazda CX 3 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 below your Mazda CX 3 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.
- 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 probably 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 Mazda CX 3, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Mazda CX 3
And to finish, whether or not the operation is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Mazda CX 3. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start with executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Mazda CX 3 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Mazda CX 3 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Mazda CX 3 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Mazda CX 3.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Mazda CX 3.
- Simultaneously, 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 Mazda CX 3, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Mazda CX 3 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are almost the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you need more tutorials on the Mazda CX 3, go to our Mazda CX 3 category.
