If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most likely willing to take care of the majority of the maintenance to be done on your Peugeot 2008, but some are more challenging than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 2008. This process is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 2008, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 2008
So let’s commence our content page with the front bumper of your Peugeot 2008. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 2008 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to lift your Peugeot 2008 and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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.
- Take out 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 Peugeot 2008. According to your car features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to achieve 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 from behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Peugeot 2008 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 Peugeot 2008 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.
- 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 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 Peugeot 2008, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 2008
And to finish, regardless if the operation is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 2008. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 2008 and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 2008 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 2008 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 2008.
- Take out the lower bindings below your Peugeot 2008.
- At the same time, make sure 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 Peugeot 2008, follow the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 2008 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.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 2008, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 2008 category.
