If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably willing to look after almost all of the work to be completed on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, but some are more challenging than others and require the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to work 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 Land Cruiser Serie 120. This procedure is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120

So let’s begin our article with the front bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120. 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 follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Remove the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120. Depending on your vehicle 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 behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 Land Cruiser Serie 120 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.
  • Remember 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 almost certainly 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120

And to conclude, whether or not the process is quite equivalent, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.

  • Start by performing the same first step, that is, lift your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 and take off your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 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 Land Cruiser Serie 120.
  • Remove the lower bindings below your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120.
  • At the same time, remember to 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120, follow the same procedure as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 120 whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are essentially the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.

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