If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re almost certainly willing to manage the majority of the work to be done on your Volkswagen Polo 5, but some are more difficult than others and necessitate the removal of body parts or parts to access the component you want to work on. We want to help you in this process. That’s why today we are going to view how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Polo 5. This procedure is not very difficult 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 Polo 5, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen Polo 5
So let’s start our article content with the front bumper of your Volkswagen Polo 5. 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 follow in order to disassemble the bumper of your Volkswagen Polo 5 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we encourage you to put your Volkswagen Polo 5 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your vehicle: Seems evident, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Take out the wheel arches: They’re also referred to as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and stop you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen Polo 5. According to your car 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 gently 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 Polo 5 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 below your Volkswagen Polo 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.
- Be sure you 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 using 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 Polo 5, to reassemble it follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen Polo 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 Polo 5. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will simply give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more information.
- Start by executing the same first step, that is, lift your Volkswagen Polo 5 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen Polo 5 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen Polo 5 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 Polo 5.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Volkswagen Polo 5.
- 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 Polo 5, follow the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen Polo 5 whether it is the front one or the rear one the solutions are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Polo 5, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Polo 5 category.
