If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely willing to handle the majority of the maintenance to be completed on your Peugeot 4008, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why on this web page we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 4008. This procedure is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 4008, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 4008
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Peugeot 4008. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 4008 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to lift your Peugeot 4008 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off 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 Peugeot 4008. Depending on your vehicle 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 delicately 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 fastens the front bumper of your Peugeot 4008 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 Peugeot 4008 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.
- 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 almost certainly forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with a carpet or other to avoid 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 4008, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 4008
And to finish, even if the operation is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 4008. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 4008 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 4008 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 4008 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 4008.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 4008.
- While doing so, be sure you 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 4008, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 4008 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To get more tips on the Peugeot 4008, take a look at the Peugeot 4008 category.
