How to Remove the Bumper on Skoda Octavia Mk3 (2013 - 2020)

Step by step guide on how to remove & replace the bumper on a Mark3 Skoda Octavia (made from 2013 to 2020). You will need to remove the bumper to change the headlights, radiator, aircon condenser etc.
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Tools you will need
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T20, T25 Torx Bit: geni.us/ARN2vDL
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00:00 Overview of the job
01:14 Remove screws underneath
01:38 Remove screws on top
01:51 Remove wheelarch liner
03:08 Special tools for "difficult" bolts
04:01 Removal of "difficult" bolts behind the headlights
04:43 Removal of plastic clips
05:49 Disconnect fog lights & headlight washer hoses
06:31 Swap metal brackets over to new bumper (if changing)
07:04 Reinstall Start
07:07 Connect fog lights connector and headlight washer hoses
07:31 Bumper alignment
07:52 Push bumper into place until it "clicks"
08:02 Top bolts install
08:26 Hard bolts install
08:40 Wheelarch liner install
10:20 Replace screws underneath

[@FixItWithJon]

Step by step guide on how to remove & replace the bumper on a Mark3 Skoda Octavia (made from 2013 to 2020). You will need to remove the bumper to change the headlights, radiator, aircon condenser etc
Tools you will need
1/4" socket set: geni.us/GSRN0q7
T20, T25 Torx Bit: geni.us/ARN2vDL
Low profile jack: geni.us/YJGjvA
Slotted jack pad for sills: geni.us/YgAckFT
Jack stands (I prefer 3 Ton): geni.us/bzcysWt
Rubber slotted pad for jack stands: geni.us/THXyBZr
Screwdriver set: geni.us/S540My4
(optional) DeWalt Impact Driver: geni.us/1dMRxm
(optional) Impact driver adapter kit: geni.us/B1cL
(optional) Mechanics gloves (I LOVE these): geni.us/Sg0hFAw
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If this helps you, please consider liking and subscribing. Any questions or feedback - please leave below!

[@T00ble]

Absolute thank you for the help, I’ve retrofitted LED HID projector lights to my Octavia.
I was stuck for awhile in all honesty until I seen this
Many thanks

[@FixItWithJon]

@T00ble Really glad it helped :-) It was a pig of a job the first time I did it..

[@a8f235]

I removed all the bolts last night and my issue is really figuring how to get any room to play with for your hand(s) while the wheel arch liner is still there, but most screws are unscrewed. I did manage it eventually after a lot of swearing, but now I start to wonder how I'll be able to mount those screws again when I'm putting it all back together.
I use a drill with a long bendable attachment and another drill attachment which is a 90 degree extension so I can alter the angle dependant on what I need. Even though this works wonders for many applications, it was proper hell to find a way to reach especially the innermost bolt of the two, because I just cannot see what I'm doing because the bloody liner is constantly being in the way.
I thought before I was going to do this that I would have clear sight and good enough access to those two bolts, but given how hard the liner is it is giving you hell.
EDIT: I have to say though that my car is on the ground with wheels on(obviously) which does not help. I do not have a flat and hard surface to put my car on stands, so it is what it is.

[@tomludlow6516]

Cheers for the video, if I wanted to replace just the black grill and not the bumper is it a whole bumper off job I assume? Thanks

[@FixItWithJon]

@tomludlow6516 Unfortunately yes pal - it's a ****ache but quite easy once you've done it once..

[@jarmotakkinen1883]

Hello, I'll probably need to remove the front wings from my Seat Toledo MK4 (basically the same car as this Skoda)... does the bumper need to be completely removed in order to remove front wing or is it enough to do this up until the 3:08 mark?

[@FixItWithJon]

Hiya, no there’s no need to remove the bumper / headlight - as long as you take out the 2 “difficult” bolts behind the headlight. Hope that helps?

[@diarmuidenglishby3935]

I've somehow managed to break one of the release clips and now can't release one side. Any ideas how I can release it with the clip where you push down is broken off?

[@FixItWithJon]

Unfortunately pal your only real option is brute force - one of mine broke off in the end but I found that made it stop latching so it made it easier to remove.. Let me know how you get on?

[@katehyde2232]

Thanks for this. How long do you think the removal and refitting would take to complete?

[@FixItWithJon]

@katehyde2232 glad it helped :-) Filming took three days and three separate takes. It was a real pig of a job to work it out, but with the guidance in the video and the right tools I would expect you to have the bumper off well within three hours on your first go. Hope that helps?