If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly keen to take care of most of the work to be done on your Volkswagen Golf 5, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to focus on. We would really like to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Golf 5. This action is not very complex and you should be able to do it with few tools. To accomplish this, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Volkswagen Golf 5, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Golf 5

So let’s commence our content with the front bumper of your Volkswagen Golf 5. 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 stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Volkswagen Golf 5 in good conditions:

  • If you want to be more comfy, we encourage you to lift your Volkswagen Golf 5 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take away 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 Volkswagen Golf 5. Dependant on your car 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 fastens the front bumper of your Volkswagen Golf 5 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 under your Volkswagen Golf 5 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.
  • Make sure 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 Volkswagen Golf 5, to put it back in place stick to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Golf 5

And now, whether or not the procedure is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen Golf 5. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will exclusively give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.

  • Start with undertaking the same first stage, that is, lift your Volkswagen Golf 5 and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working space to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Golf 5 serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Golf 5 to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen Golf 5.
  • Take off the lower bindings underneath your Volkswagen Golf 5.
  • At the same time, remember 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 Volkswagen Golf 5, stick 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 Golf 5 whether it is the front one or the rear one the ways are just about 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 Volkswagen Golf 5, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf 5 category.