If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely eager to manage the vast majority of the maintenance to be done on your Renault Espace 5, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to focus on. We would like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Renault Espace 5. This task is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Renault Espace 5, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Renault Espace 5
So let’s start our article with the front bumper of your Renault Espace 5. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Renault Espace 5 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to lift your Renault Espace 5 and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off 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 Renault Espace 5. Depending on your car features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Renault Espace 5 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 Renault Espace 5 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure 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 quite likely 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 Renault Espace 5, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Renault Espace 5
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 Renault Espace 5. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by performing the same first stage, that is, lift your Renault Espace 5 and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Renault Espace 5 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Renault Espace 5 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Renault Espace 5.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Renault Espace 5.
- Simultaneously, 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 Renault Espace 5, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Renault Espace 5 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you wish more tutorials on the Renault Espace 5, go to our Renault Espace 5 category.
