If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely keen to take care of most of the maintenance to be done on your Peugeot 807, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot 807. This action is not very difficult 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 807, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot 807
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Peugeot 807. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot 807 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we suggest you to put your Peugeot 807 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: 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 807. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do 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 seals the front bumper of your Peugeot 807 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 beneath your Peugeot 807 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 employing 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 807, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot 807
And now, regardless if the process is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot 807. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot 807 and remove your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Peugeot 807 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot 807 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 807.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Peugeot 807.
- Simultaneously, 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 807, stick 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 807 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are almost the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 807, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 807 category.
