If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most likely willing to handle the majority of the service to be carried out on your Volkswagen Passat 7, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to focus on. We really want to help you in this task. That’s why today we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Passat 7. This process is not very difficult 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 Volkswagen Passat 7, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Passat 7
So let’s start our article with the front bumper of your Volkswagen Passat 7. 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 stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Volkswagen Passat 7 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more relaxed, we advise you to lift your Volkswagen Passat 7 and to remove the front wheels to have a perfect 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 out the wheel arches: They’re also known as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen Passat 7. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to do this, you will just have to use a staple extractor or to do it carefully 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 Passat 7 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 Passat 7 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 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 almost certainly 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 Passat 7, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Passat 7
And now, regardless if the process is quite equivalent, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen Passat 7. 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 with carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Volkswagen Passat 7 and take out your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Passat 7 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Passat 7 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen Passat 7.
- Remove the lower bindings below your Volkswagen Passat 7.
- Simultaneously, remember to 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 Passat 7, stick to the same method as for the front bumper
Here, you have seen through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Passat 7 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are pretty much the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you need more guides on the Volkswagen Passat 7, go to our Volkswagen Passat 7 category.
