If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re likely eager to take care of the vast majority of the maintenance to be achieved on your Toyota Auris, but some are more complicated than others and need the removal of body parts or elements to access the component you want to focus on. We really want to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to find out how to remove the bumper from a Toyota Auris. This process is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Toyota Auris, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Toyota Auris
So let’s commence our article content with the front bumper of your Toyota Auris. 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 follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Toyota Auris in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to put your Toyota Auris on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Toyota Auris. According to your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 from behind your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Toyota Auris 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 Toyota Auris 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.
- Be sure you 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 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 Toyota Auris, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Toyota Auris
And now, even if the operation is quite similar, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Toyota Auris. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first stage, that is, lift your Toyota Auris and take out your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working space to remove the bumper of your Toyota Auris serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Toyota Auris 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 Toyota Auris.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Toyota Auris.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 Toyota Auris, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Toyota Auris whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are essentially the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Toyota Auris, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Auris category.
