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Removal and Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the rear lamps. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION for Five Hundred, Montego, or REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION for Freestyle .
  2. If equipped, disconnect the rear parking aid electrical connector.
  3. Remove the 5 rear bumper cover scrivets from liftgate opening.
  4. Remove the 2 rear bumper cover pin-type retainers from the bottom of the beam.
  5. Remove the 2 bolts from the bumper cover-to-bumper cover mounting reinforcements.
    6. NOTE: The rear bumper cover must be lifted slightly to remove it from the body at the forward outboard position.
  6. Remove the rear bumper cover.
  7. Inspect the bumper cover mounting reinforcements for damage. If necessary, install new bumper cover mounting reinforcements.
    Fig 1: Identifying Bumper Cover Mounting Reinforcements
    G04659170Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
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