If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re probably willing to look after most of the work to be achieved on your Volkswagen T-Cross, but some are more challenging than others and need the removal of body parts or parts to access the part you want to work on. We would really like to help you in this operation. That’s why in this article we are going to see how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen T-Cross. This action is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Volkswagen T-Cross, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volkswagen T-Cross
So let’s start our content with the front bumper of your Volkswagen T-Cross. 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 T-Cross in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we advise you to lift your Volkswagen T-Cross and to remove the front wheels to have a good access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your motor vehicle: Seems obvious, but you will need to have access to the bumper attachment in your engine compartment.
- Remove the wheel arches: They’re also described as fenders, but they’ll get in the way and prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volkswagen T-Cross. Dependant on your motor vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also be able to find staples, to get this done, 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 behind your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Volkswagen T-Cross 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 underneath your Volkswagen T-Cross to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the motor 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 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 T-Cross, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volkswagen T-Cross
And to finish, regardless if the procedure is quite identical, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volkswagen T-Cross. For each step to avoid repeating ourselves we will just give you the broad outlines, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more details.
- Start with performing the same first step, that is, lift your Volkswagen T-Cross and take off your rear wheels in order to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Volkswagen T-Cross without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volkswagen T-Cross to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Remove the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it easier to remove the bumper from your Volkswagen T-Cross.
- Remove the lower bindings underneath your Volkswagen T-Cross.
- At the same time, 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 T-Cross, follow the same process as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volkswagen T-Cross whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are just about the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
To get more tips on the Volkswagen T-Cross, take a look at the Volkswagen T-Cross category.
