If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly eager to look after almost all of the maintenance to be achieved on your Suzuki Alto, but some are more challenging than others and require the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to work on. We would 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 Suzuki Alto. This operation is not very challenging and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Suzuki Alto, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Suzuki Alto
So let’s start our document with the front bumper of your Suzuki Alto. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to adhere to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Suzuki Alto in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to put your Suzuki Alto on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take off 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 Suzuki Alto. Dependant on your motor vehicle 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 delicately 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 locks the front bumper of your Suzuki Alto 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 below your Suzuki Alto to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor vehicle, 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 almost certainly 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 Suzuki Alto, to reassemble it adhere to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Suzuki Alto
And to finish, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Suzuki Alto. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start with executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Suzuki Alto and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Suzuki Alto serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Suzuki Alto to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take off the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Suzuki Alto.
- Take away the lower bindings below your Suzuki Alto.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 Suzuki Alto, adhere to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Suzuki Alto whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Suzuki Alto, do not hesitate to consult our Suzuki Alto category.
