If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly wanting to manage the majority of the maintenance to be done on your Volkswagen Fox, 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 in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Fox. This task is not very complex 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 Volkswagen Fox, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Fox
So let’s begin our document with the front bumper of your Volkswagen Fox. To remove it, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to adhere to to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Volkswagen Fox in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to put your Volkswagen Fox on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: Would seem evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also called fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen Fox. According to your automobile features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability to find staples, to do 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that seals the front bumper of your Volkswagen Fox 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 under your Volkswagen Fox to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, you will find some in the middle of the bumper and on the sides.
- Make sure 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 quite likely 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 Volkswagen Fox, to put it back in place adhere to the steps in the opposite way.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Fox
And to conclude, regardless if the operation is quite equivalent, we will check out the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen Fox. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start by undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Volkswagen Fox and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Fox serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Fox to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen Fox.
- Take out the lower bindings underneath your Volkswagen Fox.
- While doing so, 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 Volkswagen Fox, adhere to the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Fox whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are pretty much the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Fox, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Fox category.
