If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely willing to manage almost all of the work to be completed on your Opel Corsa, but some are more difficult than others and require 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 operation. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Opel Corsa. This task is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Opel Corsa, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Opel Corsa
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Opel Corsa. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Opel Corsa in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we suggest you to put your Opel Corsa on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Would seem evident, 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 prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Opel Corsa. According to your car features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to accomplish 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Opel Corsa 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 underneath your Opel Corsa to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure 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 probably forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with 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 Opel Corsa, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Opel Corsa
And now, whether or not the operation is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Opel Corsa. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more info.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Opel Corsa and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Opel Corsa without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Opel Corsa 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 Corsa.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Opel Corsa.
- Simultaneously, remember 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 Opel Corsa, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Opel Corsa whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To find more tips on the Opel Corsa, take a look at the Opel Corsa category.
