If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely willing to handle most of the maintenance to be done on your Peugeot 207, but some are more challenging than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 207. This operation is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 207, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 207
So let’s start our article content with the front bumper of your Peugeot 207. 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 adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 207 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we recommend you to lift your Peugeot 207 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: 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 prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot 207. Depending on your vehicle 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 gently 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 seals the front bumper of your Peugeot 207 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 Peugeot 207 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.
- Make sure 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 quite 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 Peugeot 207, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 207
And to finish, regardless if the process is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 207. For each stage 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 details.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 207 and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 207 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 207 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 207.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 207.
- While doing so, 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 Peugeot 207, adhere to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 207 whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 207, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 207 category.
