If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably willing to take care of almost all of the service to be done on your Peugeot 407, but some are more complex than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 407. This task is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 407, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 407
So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Peugeot 407. To remove it, 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 407 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to lift your Peugeot 407 and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: 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 referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot 407. According to 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 gently 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 seals the front bumper of your Peugeot 407 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 under your Peugeot 407 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 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 407, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 407
And now, regardless if the operation is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 407. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.
- Start with executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 407 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 407 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 407 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 407.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 407.
- Simultaneously, 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 407, stick 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 407 whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you wish more tutorials on the Peugeot 407, go to our Peugeot 407 category.
