If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably eager to take care of the vast majority of the service to be done on your Renault Vel Satis, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to operate on. We would really like to help you in this process. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Renault Vel Satis. This action is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Renault Vel Satis, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Renault Vel Satis

So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Renault Vel Satis. To take it off, you will just require 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 Vel Satis in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Renault Vel Satis on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your automobile: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Remove the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Renault Vel Satis. Depending on your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to accomplish 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 fastens the front bumper of your Renault Vel Satis 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 Vel Satis 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.
  • Make sure to 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 perhaps 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 Vel Satis, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Renault Vel Satis

And to conclude, even if the procedure is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Renault Vel Satis. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more details.

  • Start with undertaking the same first step, that is, lift your Renault Vel Satis and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Renault Vel Satis serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Renault Vel Satis to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Renault Vel Satis.
  • Take away the lower bindings below your Renault Vel Satis.
  • While doing so, make sure un plug 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 Vel Satis, follow the same method as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Renault Vel Satis 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.

To discover more tips on the Renault Vel Satis, take a look at the Renault Vel Satis category.