If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely eager to handle almost all of the service to be completed on your Nissan Pulsar, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to operate on. We would like to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Nissan Pulsar. This action is not very complicated 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 Nissan Pulsar, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Nissan Pulsar
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Nissan Pulsar. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Nissan Pulsar in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to lift your Nissan Pulsar 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.
- Take off 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 Nissan Pulsar. Dependant on your vehicle 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 locks the front bumper of your Nissan Pulsar 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 underneath your Nissan Pulsar to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the 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 most likely 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 Nissan Pulsar, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Nissan Pulsar
And now, regardless if the operation is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Nissan Pulsar. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Nissan Pulsar and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Nissan Pulsar without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Nissan Pulsar 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 Nissan Pulsar.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Nissan Pulsar.
- At the same time, make sure to un plug 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 Pulsar, follow the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Nissan Pulsar whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are practically the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If you wish more guides on the Nissan Pulsar, go to our Nissan Pulsar category.
