Rear Bumper: Service and Repair

Rear Bumper

- 4 door model

- 5 door model

REMOVAL

1. 4 DOOR MODEL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the trunk room mat.
3. Remove the trim panel - trunk rear.
1. Remove the clip.
2. Release the claws, and remove the trim panel - trunk rear.

4. Remove the clips, and turn over the trim panel - trunk side.

5. Remove the light assembly - rear combination.
1. Remove the harness clamp and connector.
2. Release the nuts and clips, then remove the light assembly - rear combination.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the clips.

6. Remove the bumper face - rear.
1. Remove the clips inside the wheel housing.
2. Remove the clips at the lower side of the bumper face - rear.

3. Detach (b) and (c) while pulling up (a) of the bumper face - rear.
4. Detach (e) while pulling up (d) of the bumper face - rear.
5. Detach the opposite side in the same manner.
6. Detach in order from (f) to (h) while pulling up the center part of the bumper face - rear.

CAUTION: Pulling with excessive force may damage the bracket.

7. Remove the bolts and nuts, and remove the bumper beam COMPL - rear.

NOTE: After all nuts are removed, raise the bumper beam COMPL - rear a little to remove it from vehicle body.

8. Remove bumper brackets.
1. Remove the screws.
2. Turn over the trim panel - trunk side, and detach the claw of the clip from the back side.

2. 5 DOOR MODEL

1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the light assembly - rear combination.

CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the clips.

1. Release the bolts and clips, then pull out the light assembly - rear combination to the vehicle rear.
2. Disconnect the connector and remove the light assembly - rear combination.

3. Remove the bumper face - rear.
1. Remove the clips inside the wheel housing.
2. Remove the clips at the lower side of the bumper face - rear.

4. Remove the bolts and nuts, and remove the bumper beam COMPL - rear.

NOTE: After all nuts are removed, raise the bumper beam COMPL - rear a little to remove it from vehicle body.

5. Remove bumper brackets.
1. Remove the screws.
2. Turn over the trim panel - trunk side, and detach the claw of the clip from the back side.

3. Remove the clip, and remove the bracket - rear bumper lower.

6. From behind the bumper, release the claws, and remove the reflex reflector assembly.

INSTALLATION

Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION: For 4 door model, replace the seal gasket (b) of the light assembly - rear combination (a) with a new part. If the seal gasket is reused, water leaks may occur.

NOTE: If the bumper face - rear comes off too easily, adjust the hook of the bracket side.

Tightening torque:
Rear bumper component: [Ref. to REAR BUMPER, COMPONENT, General Description.] Light assembly - rear combination: 7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)