If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most likely wanting to manage most of the maintenance to be carried out on your Mini Mini, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Mini Mini. 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 Mini Mini, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Mini Mini

So let’s start our content page with the front bumper of your Mini Mini. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Mini Mini in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfortable, we recommend you to lift your Mini Mini and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your automobile: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take out 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 Mini Mini. 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 behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Mini Mini 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 Mini Mini 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.
  • Make sure 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 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 Mini Mini, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Mini Mini

And to finish, even if the operation is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Mini Mini. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.

  • Start by undertaking the same first step, that is, lift your Mini Mini and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Mini Mini without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Mini Mini to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Mini Mini.
  • Take away the lower bindings underneath your Mini Mini.
  • Simultaneously, 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 Mini Mini, stick to the same technique as for the front bumper

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

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Mini Mini, do not hesitate to consult our Mini Mini category.