If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most likely keen to handle most of the work to be achieved on your Opel Crossland, but some are more complex than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to focus on. We really want to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Opel Crossland. This operation is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Opel Crossland, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Opel Crossland

So let’s begin our article with the front bumper of your Opel Crossland. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Opel Crossland in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to lift your Opel Crossland and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take away the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Opel Crossland. Depending on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 in back of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Opel Crossland 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 under your Opel Crossland 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 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 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 Opel Crossland, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Opel Crossland

And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Opel Crossland. 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 info.

  • Start with carrying out the same first step, that is, lift your Opel Crossland and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Opel Crossland serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Opel Crossland to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less complicated to remove the bumper from your Opel Crossland.
  • Take out the lower bindings underneath your Opel Crossland.
  • At the same time, make sure 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 Crossland, stick to the same method as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Opel Crossland 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 want more tutorials on the Opel Crossland, go to our Opel Crossland category.