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Rear Bumper Cover / Fascia: Service and Repair

Rear bumper cover, assembly

Note: Bumper cover is secured to bumper by retaining tabs. It will take substantial force to separate.





1 - Trim strip, left
Remove after disassembling bumper -4-
Drill and punch out rivet
2 - Pop-rivet
3 - Trim strip, right
Remove after disassembling bumper -4-
Drill and punch out rivet
4 - Bumper
To remove:
- Remove bumper assembly
- Drill out pop-rivets ~ Fig. 1
- Pry out trim strips from bumper
- Pry out bumper cover from lower edge of bumper ~ Fig. 3
- Pry bumper from cover
5 - Bumper cover
Remove bumper assembly
Removing ~ Fig. 3
6 - Pop-rivet
When installing bumper to bumper cover, use rivets with offset or add a washer ~ Fig. 2


Fig. 1 - Removing Pop-rivets:




- Drill out as shown.


Fig. 2 - Installing Bumper To Cover:




- Use extra long pop-rivets with washer -4- to install bumper -2- onto cover -3-.


Fig. 3 - Removing Bumper Cover:




- Pry off cover -2- from bumper -1- with plastic wedge -3-.