If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re quite likely wanting to handle almost all of the maintenance to be done on your Renault Scenic, but some are more challenging than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Renault Scenic. This operation is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Renault Scenic, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Renault Scenic
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Renault Scenic. 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 stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Renault Scenic in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we encourage you to put your Renault Scenic on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Renault Scenic. According to your car 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 carefully 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 seals the front bumper of your Renault Scenic 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 below your Renault Scenic 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 to 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 working with 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 Scenic, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Renault Scenic
And to conclude, even if the process is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Renault Scenic. For each step 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 carrying out the same first step, that is, lift your Renault Scenic and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Renault Scenic serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Renault Scenic 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 Renault Scenic.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Renault Scenic.
- 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 Scenic, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Renault Scenic 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.
To discover more tips on the Renault Scenic, take a look at the Renault Scenic category.
