If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re likely wanting to look after the vast majority of the service to be done on your Suzuki Across, but some are more complex than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to operate on. We really want to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Suzuki Across. This task is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Suzuki Across, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Suzuki Across
So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Suzuki Across. 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 stick to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Suzuki Across in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to put your Suzuki Across on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 out the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Suzuki Across. Depending on your vehicle 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 carefully with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is from behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Suzuki Across 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 beneath your Suzuki Across to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the vehicle, 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 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 Suzuki Across, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Suzuki Across
And now, whether or not the operation is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Suzuki Across. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more details.
- Start by carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Suzuki Across and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Suzuki Across serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Suzuki Across to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Suzuki Across.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Suzuki Across.
- At the same time, 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 Suzuki Across, stick to the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Suzuki Across whether it is the front one or the rear one the techniques are more or less the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Suzuki Across, do not hesitate to consult our Suzuki Across category.
