If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most certainly eager to look after most of the maintenance to be done on your Peugeot 5008, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to operate on. We 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 5008. This process is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 5008, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 5008
So let’s begin our article content with the front bumper of your Peugeot 5008. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 5008 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to put your Peugeot 5008 on stands 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 away the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot 5008. Dependant on your 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 delicately with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Peugeot 5008 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 5008 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 probably 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 5008, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 5008
And to conclude, even if the procedure is quite equivalent, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 5008. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start by performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 5008 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 5008 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 5008 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 5008.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 5008.
- While doing so, remember to 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 5008, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 5008 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To get more tips on the Peugeot 5008, take a look at the Peugeot 5008 category.
