65 20 300 Removing and installing/replacing bumper antenna

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove rear bumper trim. Refer to 51 12 156 Removing and installing rear bumper trim .
Partially remove luggage compartment wheel arch trim on left. Refer to 51 47 151 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WHEEL ARCH TRIM .

Unlock plug connection (1) on antenna amplifier (2) and disconnect.

Fig 1: Unlocking Plug Connection On Antenna Amplifier

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Pull out rubber plug (1) with antenna lead in direction of arrow.

Fig 2: Removing Bumper Antenna

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Unclip bumper antenna (2) at points (3) and remove.