If you’re a bit of a do-it-yourselfer, you’re most likely willing to look after the vast majority of the work to be carried out on your Volvo S60, but some are more challenging than others and require the removal of body parts or elements 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 view how to remove the bumper from a Volvo S60. This operation is not very challenging and you should have the ability to do it with few equipment. For that, first we will see how to remove the front bumper of your Volvo S60, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volvo S60
So let’s start our content with the front bumper of your Volvo S60. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the guidelines you will have to follow to be able to disassemble the bumper of your Volvo S60 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfy, we recommend you to put your Volvo S60 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best access to the whole front bumper.
- Open the bonnet of your car: 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 prevent you from accessing all the screws on the front bumper of your Volvo S60. Depending on your automobile 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 at the rear of your mudguard and that locks the front bumper of your Volvo S60 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 Volvo S60 to unscrew the bolts that are on the chassis of the automobile, 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 most likely forgot a screw or a clip. Think of employing 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 Volvo S60, to put it back in place follow the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volvo S60
And to finish, even if the process is quite similar, we will look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volvo S60. For each stage to avoid repeating ourselves we will only give you the broad highlights, read the part 1 if you have any uncertainties or questions for more info.
- Start by carrying out the same first stage, that is, lift your Volvo S60 and take off your rear wheels to be able to have an optimal working area to remove the bumper of your Volvo S60 serenely
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volvo S60 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take out the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it more convenient to remove the bumper from your Volvo S60.
- Take off the lower bindings underneath your Volvo S60.
- While doing so, make sure 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 Volvo S60, follow the same procedure as for the front bumper
Here, you have discoverd through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volvo S60 whether it is the front one or the rear one the methods are essentially the same and it is enough to be meticulous to make everything go well.
If you want more tutorials on the Volvo S60, go to our Volvo S60 category.
