If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely keen to handle most of the service to be achieved on your Peugeot 508, but some are more challenging than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 508. This task is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot 508, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 508
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Peugeot 508. 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 stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 508 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to put your Peugeot 508 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot 508. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to get this done, 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 locks the front bumper of your Peugeot 508 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 underneath your Peugeot 508 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.
- Remember to 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 using 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 508, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 508
And to finish, whether or not the process is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 508. 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 info.
- Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 508 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 508 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 508 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Peugeot 508.
- Take off the lower bindings below your Peugeot 508.
- 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 508, 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 508 whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
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