If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely wanting to look after most of the service to be carried out on your Nissan Almera, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Nissan Almera. This process is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Nissan Almera, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Nissan Almera
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Nissan Almera. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Nissan Almera in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to lift your Nissan Almera and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Nissan Almera. Depending on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do 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 behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Nissan Almera 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 Nissan Almera 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.
- Be sure you 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 most likely 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 Nissan Almera, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Nissan Almera
And to conclude, regardless if the process is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Nissan Almera. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Nissan Almera and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Nissan Almera without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Nissan Almera to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Nissan Almera.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Nissan Almera.
- 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 Nissan Almera, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Nissan Almera whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Nissan Almera, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Almera category.
