Replacing Rear Bumper Center Section (Carrier) (51 12 011):

Remove complete rear bumper. See 51 12 000 Removing And Installing Complete Rear Bumper .

Release expansion rivets (1).

Remove cover (2) on left/right.

Fig 1: Releasing Expansion Rivets

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Release expansion rivets (1) and remove bumper center section (2) (carrier).

Fig 2: Releasing Expansion Rivets And Removing Bumper Center Section

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