Rear Bumper: Service and Repair

Bumper rear, replacing

Removing rear bumper





Remove:
- Fold up the floor hatch
- the battery. See Battery, replacing Battery, Replacing
- the cover and soundproofing on the right
- the base plate. See Base plate and toolbox Base Plate and Toolbox or the subwoofer (if applicable). See Subwoofer and amplifier for the subwoofer Subwoofer and Amplifier For the Subwoofer
- the sound proofing (1) and four screws.
Use a 13 mm long socket
Note! Do not drop the nuts. They will be difficult to retrieve.




- Disconnect the connector from the antenna amplifier or remove the screw (3) and remove the bracket.




- the four clips on the underneath of the bumper
- Drill out one rivet from each side (4) where the edge of the fender meets the wheel arch fender liner. See Removing rivet .




- Slacken off one screw on each side (5), leaving each screw held in place by three threads
- Press the screw backwards so that the slide mounting releases
- Press the screw so that the screw head bottoms out.




- Pull the bumper backwards while pulling both the sides outwards so that the edges release from the slide mounting.

Hint: Two people are required for this task.

Installing the rear bumper





Install:
In reverse order.

Note! Align the lugs (6) on the bumper in the channels (7) on the bracket for the bumper.Press at the top so that the lugs secure.

Hint: Two people are required for this task.





Note! Replace the rivets (4) with spring nuts and screws.




Install 1 spring nut on each side.




Install 1 screw on each side. Tighten.