If you’re a bit of a handy person, you’re probably willing to look after the majority of the work to be carried out on your Volvo V50, but some are more difficult than others and need the removal of body parts or components to access the part you want to work on. We would like to help you in this task. That’s why in this article we are going to discover how to remove the bumper from a Volvo V50. This action is not very difficult and you should be able to do it with few tools. For that, first we will discover how to remove the front bumper of your Volvo V50, then how to remove the rear bumper of this one.
How to remove the front bumper from a Volvo V50
So let’s start our content page with the front bumper of your Volvo V50. To take it off, you will just need a set of ratchet wrenches, some screwdrivers and torx bits. Here are the simple steps you will have to stick to in order to disassemble the bumper of your Volvo V50 in good conditions:
- If you want to be more comfortable, we advise you to put your Volvo V50 on stands and to remove the front wheels to have a best 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.
- Take away 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 Volvo V50. Dependant on your vehicle features and the year of your model, you will also have the ability 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 V50 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 Volvo V50 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 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 quite likely 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 Volvo V50, to reassemble it stick to the steps in the opposite direction.
How to remove the rear bumper from a Volvo V50
And now, regardless if the process is quite similar, we will take a look at the case of removing the rear bumper from your Volvo V50. For each step 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 information.
- Start by executing the same first step, that is, lift your Volvo V50 and remove your rear wheels in order to have an ideal working area to remove the bumper of your Volvo V50 without trouble
- Remove the rear wheel arches of your Volvo V50 to access the side bumper side brackets
- Open your trunk
- Take away the side brackets in your wheel arches to make it much easier to remove the bumper from your Volvo V50.
- Take away the lower bindings underneath your Volvo V50.
- 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 Volvo V50, stick to the same operation as for the front bumper
Here, you have learned through these two parts, how to remove the bumper from a Volvo V50 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 wish more tutorials on the Volvo V50, go to our Volvo V50 category.
