If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably keen to manage the vast majority of the service to be done on your Renault Kangoo, but some are more complicated than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or elements to access the part you want to work on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why on this web page we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Renault Kangoo. This process is not very complicated and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Renault Kangoo, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Renault Kangoo

So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Renault Kangoo. 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 adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Renault Kangoo in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to lift your Renault Kangoo and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your automobile: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take off 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 Renault Kangoo. According to 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 delicately 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 Kangoo 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 Renault Kangoo 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 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 Renault Kangoo, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Renault Kangoo

And to finish, whether or not the process is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Renault Kangoo. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.

  • Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Renault Kangoo and take out your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Renault Kangoo without trouble
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Renault Kangoo to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Renault Kangoo.
  • Take out the lower bindings underneath your Renault Kangoo.
  • 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 Renault Kangoo, adhere to the same technique as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Renault Kangoo whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.

To find more tips on the Renault Kangoo, take a look at the Renault Kangoo category.