If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re quite likely eager to manage almost all of the maintenance to be carried out on your Skoda Karoq, but some are more complex than others and require the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to operate 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 Skoda Karoq. This action is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Skoda Karoq, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Skoda Karoq
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Skoda Karoq. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the steps you will have to adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Skoda Karoq in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we recommend you to lift your Skoda Karoq and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your automobile: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Skoda Karoq. According to your automobile 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 Skoda Karoq 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 under your Skoda Karoq 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.
- Remember 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 most likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing 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 Skoda Karoq, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Skoda Karoq
And now, whether or not the process is quite identical, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Skoda Karoq. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Skoda Karoq and remove your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Skoda Karoq without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Skoda Karoq to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Skoda Karoq.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Skoda Karoq.
- While doing so, make sure to 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 Skoda Karoq, adhere to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Skoda Karoq whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are more or less the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Skoda Karoq, do not hesitate to consult our Skoda Karoq category.
