If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably willing to look after most of the maintenance to be completed on your Volkswagen Multivan, but some are more complicated than others and require the removal of body parts or components to access the component you want to work on. We really want to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Multivan. This action is not very complicated and you should be able to do it with few equipment. To do so , first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Multivan
So let’s start our article with the front bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan. To take it off, you will just require a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we suggest you to lift your Volkswagen Multivan and to remove the front wheels to have a good 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 out the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan. Depending 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 gently with a big flat screwdriver, and use a lever to open the staple.
- Then you will have to unscrew the screws that is from behind your mudguard and that fastens the front bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan 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 Multivan 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 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 using 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 Multivan, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Multivan
And to finish, regardless if the operation is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen Multivan. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad highlights, refer to part 1 if you have any doubts or questions for more info.
- Start by undertaking the same first step, that is, lift your Volkswagen Multivan and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Multivan without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Multivan to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it less difficult to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen Multivan.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Volkswagen Multivan.
- At the same time, be sure you 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 Multivan, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Multivan whether it is the front one or the rear one the approaches are more or less the same and it is enough to be careful to make everything go well.
In the event that you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Multivan, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Multivan category.
