If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely willing to manage almost all of the service to be completed on your Opel Adam, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Opel Adam. 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 Opel Adam, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Opel Adam
So let’s commence our document with the front bumper of your Opel Adam. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Opel Adam in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to lift your Opel Adam and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: 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 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 Opel Adam. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 seals the front bumper of your Opel Adam 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 Opel Adam 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 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 most likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing 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 Opel Adam, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Opel Adam
And to finish, whether or not the operation is quite identical, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Opel Adam. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Opel Adam and take out your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Opel Adam serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Opel Adam to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Opel Adam.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Opel Adam.
- Simultaneously, make sure 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 Opel Adam, adhere to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Opel Adam 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.
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