If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most likely eager to take care of the vast majority of the work to be achieved on your Ram P/U, but some are more complex than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Ram P/U. This task is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Ram P/U, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Ram P/U

So let’s begin our content with the front bumper of your Ram P/U. 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 Ram P/U in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Ram P/U on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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.
  • Remove the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Ram P/U. Depending on your automobile 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 seals the front bumper of your Ram P/U 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 Ram P/U to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, 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 quite likely 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 Ram P/U, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Ram P/U

And to finish, regardless if the procedure is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Ram P/U. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more information.

  • Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Ram P/U and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Ram P/U serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Ram P/U to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Ram P/U.
  • Take off the lower bindings underneath your Ram P/U.
  • Simultaneously, be sure you 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 Ram P/U, follow the same operation as for the front bumper

Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Ram P/U whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.

If you have any further questions about the Ram P/U, do not hesitate to consult our Ram P/U category.