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s833son
09-07-2009, 08:52 PM
Hi - anyone give me some ideas on how to remove the rear bumper - I gave it a little knock and need to "realign" it slightly. thanks

Micha_elD
14-09-2009, 11:22 PM
You need to remove both back lights (2 nuts behind round blanking covers inside the boot, then they have a bit of sticky foam attaching them, but just pull them out and they are free.

Then remove the torx screws (3 each side) just behind the wheels

Then take off the torx screws at the bottom

Then comes the really wierd bit. Inside the boot, just behind the lights, you'll find a nylon allen key hole. Put in a long allen key and turn it by hand, about 50+ turns maybe, its a lot of turns. The mechanism is easy to wreck if you use too much strength, or wind it the wrong way, so take it easy. Winding that moves a long bracket up/down which releases a whole set of pegs, depending on how much stuff you have in the way, you should be able to see the bracket move.

Once you've freed up both sides, pull the bottom front edges of the bumper outwards a little bit to free it from some clips, then the whole bumper cover should come off.

The bumper itself is just bolted on behind the bumper cover.