If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely wanting to take care of the vast majority of the maintenance to be achieved on your Peugeot e-208, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to focus on. We would like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot e-208. This process is not very difficult and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Peugeot e-208, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Peugeot e-208

So let’s begin our content page with the front bumper of your Peugeot e-208. 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 to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Peugeot e-208 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to lift your Peugeot e-208 and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Peugeot e-208. Depending on your vehicle 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 carefully with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
  • Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is in back of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Peugeot e-208 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 below your Peugeot e-208 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 perhaps forgot a screw or a clip. Think of using 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 e-208, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Peugeot e-208

And to conclude, regardless if the procedure is quite identical, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Peugeot e-208. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.

  • Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Peugeot e-208 and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Peugeot e-208 without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Peugeot e-208 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 e-208.
  • Take away the lower bindings below your Peugeot e-208.
  • Simultaneously, 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 e-208, follow the same process as for the front bumper

Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Peugeot e-208 whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are almost the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Peugeot e-208, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot e-208 category.