If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most certainly keen to look after most of the service to be achieved on your Volkswagen Jetta, but some are more complex than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Jetta. This action is not very complex and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Volkswagen Jetta, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.

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How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Jetta

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

  • If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to put your Volkswagen Jetta on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
  • Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Would seem obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
  • Take away the wheel arches: They’re also named fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen Jetta. 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 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 Jetta 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 Volkswagen Jetta 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 quite likely 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 Volkswagen Jetta, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite way.

How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Jetta

And to conclude, whether or not the operation is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen Jetta. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any concerns or questions for more info.

  • Start by carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Volkswagen Jetta and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Jetta serenely
  • Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Jetta to access the side bumper side brackets
  • Open your trunk
  • Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen Jetta.
  • Take out the lower bindings below your Volkswagen Jetta.
  • Simultaneously, make sure 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 Jetta, stick to the same method as for the front bumper

Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Jetta 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 Volkswagen Jetta, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Jetta category.