If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly wanting to manage the majority of the maintenance to be done on your PORSCHE BOXSTER, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to operate on. We would like to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a PORSCHE BOXSTER. This procedure is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your PORSCHE BOXSTER, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a PORSCHE BOXSTER

So let’s begin our content page with the front bumper of your PORSCHE BOXSTER. To remove it, 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 PORSCHE BOXSTER in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to lift your PORSCHE BOXSTER and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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 away the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your PORSCHE BOXSTER. Dependant on your motor 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your PORSCHE BOXSTER 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 PORSCHE BOXSTER 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.
  • 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 PORSCHE BOXSTER, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a PORSCHE BOXSTER

And to conclude, even if the process is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your PORSCHE BOXSTER. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more info.

  • Start with performing the same first stage, that is, lift your PORSCHE BOXSTER and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your PORSCHE BOXSTER serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your PORSCHE BOXSTER to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your PORSCHE BOXSTER.
  • Take out the lower bindings below your PORSCHE BOXSTER.
  • At the same time, remember to 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 PORSCHE BOXSTER, follow the same technique as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a PORSCHE BOXSTER whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are almost the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.

If you need more tutorials on the PORSCHE BOXSTER, go to our PORSCHE BOXSTER category.