Depending on the year of manufacture and body type, the mounting points may differ.
How to remove the front bumper
- open the hood.
- under the hood, unscrew two screws, release four latches (indicated by blue arrows, you need to push a flat screwdriver through the holes in the frame) and remove the radiator grille (the lower part of the grille is held on six latches.
- we unscrew two screws on each side and remove the headlights (we pull them out on ourselves, the lower part of the headlights is held on the latches).
- on the bottom side, we unscrew the seven screws that secure the lower part.
- turn the wheels inside out.
- in the wheel arches, we unscrew three screws on each side, which fasten the fenders and one (twisted from the bottom up), which fasten the corners to the wings.
- release the latches in the wings (pull the corners towards you).
- we release the latches under the headlights (indicated by blue arrows, you need to lift the retainers with a screwdriver).
- we release two latches under the radiator grille (indicated by blue arrows, you need to lift the tabs with a screwdriver and pull them towards you).
- with an assistant, we remove the bumper forward (we look for wires and hoses).
- disconnect the electrical equipment connectors (if any).
- if there are headlight washers, disconnect the hoses.
How to remove the rear bumper
In the hatchback and sedan models, they are attached almost identically.
- open the trunk lid.
- we open hatches in the side panels of the trunk.
- under the hatches, unscrew the plastic fixing screws and remove the rear lights (you can not remove the lights, but there is a risk of breaking the latches).
- from the bottom side: (hatchback) unscrew the four screws and pull out one piston, (sedan) unscrew the two screws and pull out the three pistons that secure the lower part of the rear bumper.
- (if any) unscrew the screws and remove the mudguards.
- in the wheel arches, unscrew the screws that secure the fenders (the rear part, so as not to remove the wheels, take a ratchet with a Torx nozzle).
- behind the fenders, we unscrew one screw on each side (twisted from bottom to top), which fix the corners to the wings.
- release the latches in the wings (marked with blue arrows, pull the corners towards you).
- release the latches under the taillights (marked with blue arrows).
- with the assistant, we remove the bumper back (we look so as not to break the wires).
- disconnect the connectors of electrical equipment (parking sensors, license plate lighting).
Volkswagen Polo Mk5 (6R/6C/61)
Also called:
Volkswagen Vento (LWB sedan)
Volkswagen Ameo (SWB sedan)
Volkswagen Polo Vivo (South Africa and Kenya, 2018-present)
Production: 2009–2017/2020
2010-2020 (Russia)
2010-2022 (India)
2018-present (Polo Vivo, South Africa and Kenya)
Assembling:
Spain: Pamplona
India: Chakan (Skoda VW India )
South Africa: Uitenhage
Kenya: Tika (Kenyan Automobile Manufacturers (KVM)) (Polo Vivo)
Russia: Kaluga
China: Anting ( SAIC-VW )
Malaysia: Pecan ( DRB-HICOM )
Body type:
5-door hatchback
3-door hatchback
4-door sedan
Plastic bumpers (may differ):
Polypropylene plus triple copolymer of ethylene, propylene and diene, 10% mineral filler. Marking >PP+EPDM-TD10<