51 12 156 Removing And Installing Rear Bumper Trim

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove rear reflector  on left/right. See 63 14 120 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR REFLECTOR .
• Remove rear section of rear wheel arch liner  . See 51 71 478 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM ON REAR LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL ARCH .

Version with Park Distance Control: 

• Remove storage compartment in luggage compartment on right  . See 51 47 ... REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT ON LEFT OR RIGHT .

Version with Park Distance Control: 

Disconnect plug connection (1).

Feed through cable (2) with grommet (3) in outward direction.

Fig 1: Identifying Plug Connection And Cable With Grommet

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Release screws (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Screws

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Release screw (1) on left/right.

Fig 3: Identifying Screws

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Release screw (1).

Release side bumper trim (2) at catches (3).

Fig 4: Identifying Screws And Bumper Trim

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With a 2nd person helping, unclip bumper trim (1) towards rear from catches (2) and remove.

Installation: 

Bumper trim (1) must be correctly fed in at catches (2).

Fig 5: Identifying Bumper Trim

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