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Rear Bumper







Rear Bumper

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Socket (T40078)






1 Rear Guide Piece, Front Section

2 Rear Guide Piece, Rear Section

3 Expanding Nut

4 Support for Loading Edge

5 Bolt

2 Nm

T 25

6 Cross Member Bracket

Not a replacement part, cannot be replaced individually, supplied with cross member delivery casing.

7 Bolt

23 Nm

8 Bumper Cross Member

Bumper cover removed before removing.

Remove bolts - 7 - and remove cross member toward rear.

9 Bumper Cover

Tail lights removed.

Bolting points, refer to => [ Rear Bumper Bolt Points ] Rear Bumper Bolt Points.

Remove cap nuts (quantity: 2) from luggage compartment side using (T40078), refer to => [ Cap Nuts ] Rear Bumper Bolt Points.

Remove TORX bolt - 10 - and sheet metal screw - 11 -

Remove the three sheet metal screws on left and right wheel housing liner and bolts from cover from underside.

First pull bumper cover at top out of guide pieces - 1 - or - 2 -, then pry over wheel housing liner and remove toward rear.

10 Bolt

T 25

2.5 Nm

11 Metal Screw

T 25

2.5 Nm

12 Combination Nuts

2 Nm

13 Spoiler Bracket

14 Bolt

2 Nm