Depending on the year of manufacture, the mounting points may vary slightly.
How to remove the front bumper
- open the hood.
- remove the hood lock lever (you need to press the latch with your finger and pull the lever up).
- we pull out five pistons and remove the plastic cover over the radiator grille, release the air intakes.
- disconnect the washer hoses and camera connectors.
- under the cover plate, unscrew the three screws (twisted from top to bottom) that secure the upper part of the front bumper (radiator grille).
- along the perimeter of the lower part, unscrew the screws (twisted from the bottom up).
- we release the arch extensions (the front part, pull it up from the bottom).
- under the arch extensions, we unscrew three screws on each side.
- turn the wheels to the side.
- in the wheel arches, we unscrew three screws on each side, which fasten the fenders (front part).
- we move the slats to the side and unscrew one screw on each side, which fix the corners to the brackets.
- release the latches in the wings (pull the corners towards you).
- with an assistant, we remove the bumper in front (we look so as not to break the wires).
- disconnect the connectors of electrical equipment.
How to remove the rear bumper
- open the trunk lid.
- we remove the taillight pads (they are held on latches).
- under the pads, unscrew two screws on each side and remove the taillights (held on the retainers in the wings).
- under the taillights, unscrew two screws (twisted from top to bottom).
- on the bottom side, we unscrew the eight screws (twisted from bottom to top) that secure the lower part of the rear bumper.
- we release the arch linings (they are held on latches).
- under the arch linings, we unscrew two screws on each side.
- in the wheel arches, we unscrew the screws that secure the fenders (rear part).
- push the slats to the side and unscrew the screws.
- release the latches in the wings (pull the corners towards you).
- release the latches under the taillights.
- with the assistant, we carefully remove the bumper back (we look behind the wires).
- on the left side of the movement path, in the side trim, open the cover and disconnect the common electrical equipment connector under it.
- we release the wiring harness from the body.
Audi Q8 is the first generation.
Production 2018-present
Model years 2019-present
Body type:
5-door SUV
Plastic bumpers:
A mixture of polypropylene and polyethylene, thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer, 15% mineral filler. Marking >PP/PE+TPO-TD15<