If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely eager to look after most of the maintenance to be done on your Peugeot 309, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this process. That’s why on this web page we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 309. This process 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 Peugeot 309, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 309

So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Peugeot 309. 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 adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 309 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to lift your Peugeot 309 and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take out the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot 309. Depending on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able 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 in back of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Peugeot 309 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 underneath your Peugeot 309 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor 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 almost certainly 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 309, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 309

And to finish, even if the procedure is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 309. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.

  • Start by executing the same first step, that is, lift your Peugeot 309 and take out your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 309 serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 309 to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 309.
  • Take away the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 309.
  • While doing so, 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 Peugeot 309, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 309 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.

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