If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re most certainly eager to take care of the vast majority of the work to be carried out on your Toyota Matrix, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Toyota Matrix. This operation is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Toyota Matrix, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Toyota Matrix
So let’s commence our article with the front bumper of your Toyota Matrix. To remove it, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Toyota Matrix in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to lift your Toyota Matrix 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.
- Take away the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Toyota Matrix. Dependant on your car 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 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 fastens the front bumper of your Toyota Matrix 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 underneath your Toyota Matrix to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the car, 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 perhaps forgot a screw or a clip. Think of working with 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 Matrix, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Toyota Matrix
And to conclude, even if the process is quite equivalent, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Toyota Matrix. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start by carrying out the same first step, that is, lift your Toyota Matrix and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Toyota Matrix without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Toyota Matrix to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Toyota Matrix.
- Remove the lower bindings underneath your Toyota Matrix.
- Simultaneously, 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 Toyota Matrix, follow the same technique as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Toyota Matrix whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are practically 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 Matrix, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Matrix category.
